From: Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2016 22:05:09 GMT
Subject: Re: git commit -p with file arguments
Message-ID: <CA+P7+xqdWbERVQenZJTLyirBy2VFrKV2-uBOxB1CwcWs+gy43A@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqvay26r8u.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> Jakub Narębski <jnareb@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I wonder, if git-commit is to acquire such feature, what would be the
>> best interface.  "git commit :0:./<path>"?  "git commit -o -p <path>"
>> (that is, "git commit --only --patch <pathspec>")?
>
> Just do "git reset && git commit -p <pathspec>", I would say.
> Anything more elaborate would just confuse the end users.
>

Yes, I'm actually confused by "git commit <files>" *not* usinng what's
in the index already, so I think that isn't intuitive as is.

Thanks,
Jake