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Re: [RFC] git-add update with all-0 object

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Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date
Nov 30, 2006, 22:34 UTC
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On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Daniel Barkalow wrote:
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> One thing that I think is non-intuitive to a lot of users (either novice 
> or who just don't do it much) is that it matters where in the process you 
> do "git add <path>" if you're also changing the file. Even if you 
> understand the index, you may not realize (or may not have internalized 
> the fact) that what git-add does is update the index with what's there 
> now.

And actually I think this is a good thing. This is what makes the index worth it. Better find a way to make it obvious to people what's happening.

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  1. Daniel BarkalowNov 30, 2006
  2. Johannes SchindelinNov 30, 2006
  3. Nicolas PitreNov 30, 2006
  4. Jakub NarebskiNov 30, 2006
  5. Nicolas PitreNov 30, 2006
  6. Linus TorvaldsNov 30, 2006
  7. Daniel BarkalowDec 1, 2006
  8. Theodore TsoDec 1, 2006
  9. Junio C HamanoDec 1, 2006
  10. Jakub NarebskiDec 2, 2006
  11. Linus TorvaldsDec 1, 2006
  12. Daniel BarkalowDec 1, 2006
  13. Andy ParkinsDec 1, 2006
  14. Jakub NarebskiDec 2, 2006
  15. Jakub NarebskiDec 2, 2006

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