From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:05:48 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] commit: allow to commit even if there are intent-to-add entries
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In-Reply-To: <CACsJy8CHOuZMP4hWp6Lb_TbdfwSgofSg_0tDZ4oDcD0veie2Dw@mail.gmail.com>

Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:

>> I really wish it were the case, but I doubt it.
>>
>> People from other VCS background seem to still think that "commit" without
>> paths should commit everything; after getting told that "what you add to
>> the index is what you will commit", I can easily see this commint: but but
>> but I told Git that I _want_ to add with -N! Why aren't you committing it?
>
> I see "-N" just as an indication, not really an "add" operation.

But the thing is, what _you_, who knows a bit more than these new people
about Git, see does not matter, because they would not listen to you.