From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:13:05 GMT
Subject: Re: 'git add --patch' no longer allows you to select files before selecting patches
Message-ID: <xmqq8to9rnwe.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <DF55CDE6-E556-4C07-B661-0F5AA00D306E@auvik.com>

Anthony Scian <ascian@auvik.com> writes:

> Similarly the patch sub-command in ‘git add —interactive’ goes
> immediately to selecting patches starting with the first file.  Is
> there a git configuration that would being back the old behaviour?
> Why was this changed?

Because people are careless ;-) 

The fix is already proposed and in the 'master' branch.  Please keep
using that version to make sure there is no unexpected regression
caused by the fix.

Thanks.