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Re: [PATCH] Fix 'git commit -a' in a newly initialized repository

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Feb 22, 2007, 20:42 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.63.0702222140360.22628@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
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<20070222202812.8882.44375.stgit@c165>
Hi,
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007, Fredrik Kuivinen wrote:
> +		die 'nothing to commit (use "git add file1 file2" to include for commit)'

Would it not make more sense to tell the user about "git add ."? Maybe together with a hint about .gitignore?

This error message is important. The most likely recipients are total git newsters, and we really should try to help them here.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. Fix 'git commit -a' in a newly initialized repositoryFredrik Kuivinen, Feb 22, 2007
  2. Johannes SchindelinFeb 22, 2007
  3. Nicolas PitreFeb 22, 2007
  4. Johannes SchindelinFeb 22, 2007
  5. Nicolas PitreFeb 22, 2007
  6. Johannes SchindelinFeb 22, 2007
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2007
  8. Nicolas PitreFeb 23, 2007
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