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Re: [PATCH] Documentation: clarify that git-commit only works with tracked files

From
Peter Krefting <peter@softwolves.pp.se>
Date
Aug 7, 2008, 11:52 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0808071250530.2808@ds9.cixit.se>
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Johannes Schindelin:
> Funny.  I haven't used CVS for a while now, but I seem to remember
> that "cvs commit newfile.c" without a prior "cvs add newfile.c" is
> not allowed.

Only to add the file to revision control initially. After that, you just use commit to create new revisions.

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\\// Peter - http://www.softwolves.pp.se/
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