Re: [RFC] git rm -u

> On Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:35:18 -0500, Eric James Michael Ritz <lobbyjones@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I am thinking about implementing a feature but I would appreciate any
>> feedback before I begin, because more experienced Git developers and
>> users may see some major problem that I do not.
>>
>> Earlier today I deleted a file from a repository.  I deleted it
>> normally, not by using `git rm`.  So when I looked at `git status` on
>> my terminal it told me about the file no longer being there.  In my
>> sleepy state of mind I ran `git rm -u` without thinking about.  I did
>> this because I have a habit of using `git add -u`.  I know `git rm`
>> does not support that option, but I tried it anyways without thinking
>> about it.
>>
>> When I came to my senses and realized that does not work I began to
>> wonder if `git rm -u` should exist.  If any deleted, tracked files are
>> not part of the index to commit then `git rm -u` would add that change
>> to the index.  This would save users the effort of having to type out
>> `git rm <filename>`, and could be useful when a user is deleting
>> multiple files.
>>
>> Does this sound like a reasonable, useful feature to Git?  Or is there
>> already a way to accomplish this which I have missed out of ignorance?
>> Any thoughts and feedback would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Does `git add -A` do what you want?
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