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Re: [PATCH] Fix 'git commit -a' in a newly initialized repository

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Feb 22, 2007, 21:36 UTC
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If we want to limit the help to lone liner, I am with Nicolas and Fredrik on this one. Suggesting only "git add ." does not feel helpful.

However, because ! test -f "$THIS_INDEX" is such a special case (totally new check-in), we can afford to be verbose if we wanted to, and offer tons of possibilities, say:

	die 'nothing to commit.  You can use "git add file..."
to include individual files, or use "git add ." if you want to 
include all files in the current directory, for your first
commit.'

But if we want to say "for your first commit" in the message, we should also be checking if HEAD commit really does not exist.

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Message 7 of 9 in “Fix 'git commit -a' in a newly initialized repository”
  1. Fix 'git commit -a' in a newly initialized repositoryFredrik Kuivinen, Feb 22, 2007
  2. Johannes SchindelinFeb 22, 2007
  3. Nicolas PitreFeb 22, 2007
  4. Johannes SchindelinFeb 22, 2007
  5. Nicolas PitreFeb 22, 2007
  6. Johannes SchindelinFeb 22, 2007
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2007
  8. Nicolas PitreFeb 23, 2007
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2007

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