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Re: No edit option when "git add --patch" a new file

From
PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 9, 2020, 09:33 UTC
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On 08/09/2020 17:16, Yuchen Ying wrote:
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> Hi list,
> 
> I was attempting to "add --patch" a newly created file but the "edit"
> option is not provided.
> 
> Steps to reproduce this problem:
> 
> $ echo "test\ntest" > test
> $ git add -N test
> $ git add -p test
> 
> Expected: e is an option
> Got:
> 
> $ git add -p
> diff --git a/terraform/test b/terraform/test
> index 0000000..992533b
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/terraform/test
> new file mode 100644
> @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
> +asdf
> +asdf
> (1/1) Stage addition [y,n,q,a,d,?]? e
> Sorry, cannot edit this hunk

Thanks for taking the time to report this issue. I'm currently working on a fix which I hope to post later today as the issue was previously reported at https://public-inbox.org/git/CAB+jsAW_+NTJjDLG9uMrf4cc5rcwHLD5kTLk7QgvFCgryb22Gw@mail.gmail.com/ I'll Cc you on the patch

Best Wishes
Phillip
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  1. Yuchen YingSep 8, 2020
  2. Phillip WoodSep 9, 2020

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