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Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] interactive -p: add new `--rework-with-file` flag to interactive machinery

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Samuel Abraham <abrahamadekunle50@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 6, 2026, 20:21 UTC
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On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> Abraham Samuel Adekunle <abrahamadekunle50@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > When using the interactive add, reset, stash or checkout machinery, we do
> > not have the option of reworking with a file because the session automatically
> > advances to the next file or ends if we have just one file, immediately all hunks
> > in a file are decided on.
>
> The last part of the sentence after the last comma does not read
> very well, at least to me.
Okay I will reword it.
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Okay thank you. I will watch out for this.

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> > Introduce the flag "--rework-with-file" when interactively selecting patches with the
> > '--patch' option, which does not auto advance, thereby allowing users the option
> > to rework with files.
> > This ensures the current auto-advance method stays as the default method.
>
> OK.  There may be suggestions for better option names from others; I
> do not think of any right now.
Okay
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> > diff --git a/add-interactive.h b/add-interactive.h
> > index da49502b76..aef2feca56 100644
> > --- a/add-interactive.h
> > +++ b/add-interactive.h
> > @@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
> >  struct add_p_opt {
> >       int context;
> >       int interhunkcontext;
> > +     int no_auto_advance;
> >  };
>
> We add a new risk of double-negation confusion, e.g.,
>
>     if (!opt->no_auto_advance)
>         ... do the auto-advance thing ...
>
> where it may be easier to follow if it were written
>
>     if (opt->auto_advance)
>         ... do the auto-advance thing ...
>
> Would it make it harder to arrange the code if we made this member
> "auto_advance" that defaults to "true"?  We have ADD_P_OPT_INIT that
> everybody is supposed to call already, like this
>
> > -#define ADD_P_OPT_INIT { .context = -1, .interhunkcontext = -1 }
> > +#define ADD_P_OPT_INIT { .context = -1, .interhunkcontext = -1, .no_auto_advance = 0 }
>
> so I do not imagine it would be too much hassle.
No it won't.
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> > @@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ struct add_i_state {
> >
> >       int use_single_key;
> >       char *interactive_diff_filter, *interactive_diff_algorithm;
> > -     int context, interhunkcontext;
> > +     int context, interhunkcontext, no_auto_advance;
> >  };
>
> Likewise.
Noted.
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> > diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
> > index 32709794b3..408827cf54 100644
> > --- a/builtin/add.c
> > +++ b/builtin/add.c
> > @@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ static struct option builtin_add_options[] = {
> >       OPT_GROUP(""),
> >       OPT_BOOL('i', "interactive", &add_interactive, N_("interactive picking")),
> >       OPT_BOOL('p', "patch", &patch_interactive, N_("select hunks interactively")),
> > +     OPT_BOOL(0, "rework-with-file", &add_p_opt.no_auto_advance,
> > +              N_("rework with files when selecting hunks interactively")),
>
> Likewise.
Thanks.
Abraham
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Message 21 of 54 in “add-patch: Allow reworking with a file after deciding on its hunks”
  1. 0/1 add-patch: Allow reworking with a file after deciding on its hunksAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Jan 23, 2026
  2. 1/1 add-patch: Allow reworking with a file after deciding on all its hunksAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Jan 23, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2026
  4. Samuel AbrahamJan 23, 2026
  5. 0/1 Allow reworking with a file when making hunk decisionsAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Jan 27, 2026
  6. 1/1 Allow reworking with a file after deciding on all its hunksAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Jan 27, 2026
  7. Junio C HamanoJan 27, 2026
  8. Samuel AbrahamJan 28, 2026
  9. Samuel AbrahamJan 30, 2026
  10. Junio C HamanoJan 30, 2026
  11. Samuel AbrahamJan 30, 2026
  12. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2026
  13. Samuel AbrahamFeb 2, 2026
  14. Junio C HamanoFeb 2, 2026
  15. Samuel AbrahamFeb 3, 2026
  16. Junio C HamanoJan 27, 2026
  17. Samuel AbrahamJan 28, 2026
  18. 0/3 introduce new option `rework-with-file`Abraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 6, 2026
  19. 1/3 interactive -p: add new `--rework-with-file` flag to interactive machineryAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 6, 2026
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2026
  21. Samuel AbrahamFeb 6, 2026
  22. 2/3 add-patch: Allow interfile navigation when selecting hunksAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 6, 2026
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2026
  24. Samuel AbrahamFeb 6, 2026
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2026
  26. Samuel AbrahamFeb 6, 2026
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2026
  28. Samuel AbrahamFeb 6, 2026
  29. Samuel AbrahamFeb 12, 2026
  30. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2026
  31. Samuel AbrahamFeb 12, 2026
  32. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2026
  33. Samuel AbrahamFeb 12, 2026
  34. 3/3 add-patch: Allow proper 'git apply' when using the --rework-with-file flagAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 6, 2026
  35. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2026
  36. Samuel AbrahamFeb 6, 2026
  37. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2026
  38. Samuel AbrahamFeb 6, 2026
  39. 0/4 introduce new option `--auto-advance`Abraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 13, 2026
  40. 1/4 interactive -p: add new `--auto-advance` flagAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 13, 2026
  41. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2026
  42. Samuel AbrahamFeb 14, 2026
  43. 2/4 add-patch: modify patch_update_file() signatureAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 13, 2026
  44. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2026
  45. Samuel AbrahamFeb 14, 2026
  46. 3/4 add-patch: allow all-or-none application of patchesAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 13, 2026
  47. 4/4 add-patch: allow interfile navigation when selecting hunksAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 13, 2026
  48. 0/4 introduce new option `--auto-advance`Abraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 14, 2026
  49. 1/4 interactive -p: add new `--auto-advance` flagAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 14, 2026
  50. 2/4 add-patch: modify patch_update_file() signatureAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 14, 2026
  51. 3/4 add-patch: allow all-or-none application of patchesAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 14, 2026
  52. 4/4 add-patch: allow interfile navigation when selecting hunksAbraham Samuel Adekunle, Feb 14, 2026
  53. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2026
  54. Samuel AbrahamFeb 21, 2026

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