From: Johannes Schindelin Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:21:30 GMT Subject: Re: way to automatically add untracked files? Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Hi, [please, netiquette says that you should Cc _at least_ the one you're responding to] On Mon, 6 Aug 2007, Miles Bader wrote: > Johannes Schindelin writes: > >> But I'm wondering whether we'd want to include it in git by default > >> (instead of having to tell confused users to add the alias). > > > > I recommend against that, too. All too often, I have some temporary files > > in the working tree, and I'll be dimmed if I'm the only one. So > > "addremove" adds too much possibility for pilot errors. > > "Recommend against it"? Why? Didn't I say that? It just _asks_ for pilot errors. > It's a separate command, so if it doesn't fit your working style, don't > use it. Hah! If that were true, we'd have a lot less mails like "I tried this and it did not work", only to find out that the person assumed that documentation is for wimps, and tried a command that "sounded" like it would do the right thing. Ciao, Dscho