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Re: [RFC] git add -a

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Mar 6, 2008, 11:35 UTC
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Hi,
On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, Marc-André Lureau wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Michele Ballabio
> <barra_cuda@katamail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  There's "git add -u". It should do what you want.
> >
> 
> Thanks for this answer :) I wonder why "-u" and not "-a".. After all
> git commit "-a" could be "-s" if we follow that distinction
> (Update/Stage/All).

Probably because some people would expect "git add -a" to do the same as "git add .", i.e. add _all_ files (even the untracked ones), as opposed to "git add -u", which updates all _tracked_ files.

Hth, Dscho

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  1. Marc-André LureauMar 6, 2008
  2. Michele BallabioMar 6, 2008
  3. Marc-André LureauMar 6, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinMar 6, 2008
  5. Pekka KaitaniemiMar 6, 2008

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