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Re: [PATCH] git-add: introduce --edit (to edit the diff vs. the index)

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Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 10, 2009, 18:59 UTC
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Heya,

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 20:10, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> > As others have mentioned, there _is_ a reason we have a working directory.

> Please understand this as a "I do not like the idea of editing the index
> directly at all".

I do not intend use it as a replacement of the working directory, but mostly as a way to split up patches easier. Mainly to _remove_ lines that I staged that I would like to be in a different patch in the series (possibly after doing 'git reset --soft'). I always go through my a longer patch series multiple times until I am satisfied with the result, this addition would make that a lot easier.

-- 
Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier
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  1. git-add: introduce --edit (to edit the diff vs. the index)Johannes Schindelin, Apr 8, 2009
  2. Sverre RabbelierApr 8, 2009
  3. Ping YinApr 9, 2009
  4. Ping YinApr 10, 2009
  5. Ping YinApr 10, 2009
  6. Johannes SchindelinApr 10, 2009
  7. Sverre RabbelierApr 10, 2009
  8. Johannes SchindelinApr 13, 2009
  9. Sverre RabbelierApr 13, 2009
  10. Ping YinApr 11, 2009
  11. Johannes SchindelinApr 13, 2009

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