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Re: [PATCH] git-add: allow path limiting with -u

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
May 14, 2007, 01:26 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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> On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 02:50:22AM +0200, Jakub Narebski wrote:
>
>> -'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [-u] [--] <file>...
>> +'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--] <file>...
>> +'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] -u [[--] <file>...]
>> +'git-add' (--interactive | -i)
>
> I don't see the point in splitting -u out as its own separate "mode" of
> operation. To me it's conceptually a flag that says "don't add untracked
> files, and remove deleted files". But I don't have a strong opinion (and
> certainly splitting out -i makes sense).

Concurred, and I agree with Jakub that your update to the description of -u makes it much better.

Thanks, both.
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  2. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2007
  3. Jakub NarebskiMay 13, 2007
  4. Jeff KingMay 14, 2007
  5. Jakub NarebskiMay 14, 2007
  6. Jeff KingMay 14, 2007
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 14, 2007
  8. Jeff KingMay 14, 2007
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