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Re: Git commit won't add an untracked file given on the command line

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 20, 2008, 00:36 UTC
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Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org> writes:
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> There are two possible limits that would preserve your case while handling 
> Mark's case: one is to only look at untracked files at all for names that 
> don't match any tracked files, and the other (independantly) is to treat 
> names as single filenames instead of patterns for untracked files.
>
> Either of these (or both) should keep the existing behavior for using a 
> pattern on the command line as a filter for which of the tracked files to 
> commit (since any pattern of tracked files won't be the name of an 
> individual untracked file).

Perhaps. I am starting to think that "Did you forget to 'git add'?" is actually the best behaviour we can have ;-)

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  1. Mark BurtonNov 18, 2008
  2. Francis GaliegueNov 18, 2008
  3. Mark BurtonNov 18, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinNov 19, 2008
  5. Miles BaderNov 19, 2008
  6. Johannes SchindelinNov 19, 2008
  7. Miles BaderNov 19, 2008
  8. Johannes SchindelinNov 19, 2008
  9. Miles BaderNov 20, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoNov 19, 2008
  11. Mark BurtonNov 19, 2008
  12. Johannes SchindelinNov 19, 2008
  13. Junio C HamanoNov 19, 2008
  14. Mark BurtonNov 19, 2008
  15. Daniel BarkalowNov 19, 2008
  16. Junio C HamanoNov 19, 2008
  17. Mark BurtonNov 19, 2008
  18. Junio C HamanoNov 19, 2008
  19. Daniel BarkalowNov 19, 2008
  20. Junio C HamanoNov 20, 2008
  21. David AguilarNov 20, 2008
  22. Matthieu MoyNov 18, 2008

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