Re: [PATCH/RFC] Allow file removal when "git commit --all" is used.

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Aug 19, 2005, 08:06 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0508191005450.11916@wgmdd8.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
In-Reply-To: <7vll2yenyv.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

Hi,

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> >> The patch is for people who thinks the user who uses the "--all"
> >> flag deserves the danger that comes with the convenience.
> >> 
> >> Comments?
> >
> > This is a sane default behaviour. Maybe introduce yet another flag 
> > "--no-remove", which says that removes should not be performed? But then, 
> > "--all" is mostly used by lazy people, who probably expect the removes to 
> > take place.
> 
> Well, let's refrain from using that word; I am one of the "lazy"
> people, but I do that on purpose and from principle, not from
> lazyness.  http://members.cox.net/junkio/per-file-commit.txt.

Sorry, when I say "lazy people" I mean "yours truly".

Ciao, Dscho