From: Geoff Russell Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:16:54 GMT Subject: Re: finding if a commit is needed Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20100729000647.GB29156@dert.cs.uchicago.edu> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Geoff Russell wrote: > >> Is there something which can test whether a commit is needed? >> >> I define "needed" as meaning when git commit -a would make a non-identical >> commit. > > Maybe "git diff --exit-code HEAD"? Thanks ... "git diff --quiet || echo differences" Cheers, Geoff. > > Regards, > Jonathan > -- 6 Fifth Ave, St Morris, S.A. 5068 Australia Ph: 041 8805 184 / 08 8332 5069 http://perfidy.com.au