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Doing a git add '' will add more files then expected

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GGuilherme <guibufolo@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 17, 2014, 16:25 UTC
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Hello,

I first asked on stackoverflow (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26933761/python-sh-module-and-git-try-to-add-more-files-then-in-command/26934517#26934517) about this behaviour.

Then on the conversation that happened on the git-users mailing list other agreed that this behaviour is probably not as intended.

Steps to reproduce: In bash (not sure this is bash specific) do: git add '' (that's to apostrophes, an empty argument)

Results same as doing git add .

Expected no files added or error about not finding file ''

Hope this helps. Guilherme

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