# git commit question 2 messages from 2005-08-29 to 2005-08-29. Participants: Ben Greear, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/1691 ## Ben Greear, 2005-08-29 19:58 Subject: git commit question Message-ID: <431368D0.40604@candelatech.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/431368D0.40604%40candelatech.com ``` I started a fresh kernel git repository since I buggered my old one... I branched, applied patch, and ran git-update-cache. Now, when I run git commit, I see a long list of files on which evidently I need to run git-update-cache. Is there a way to tell it to add all modified files (that git commit mentions) to the cache for commit, or do I have to not be so lazy and paste them all on the cmd line? Thanks, Ben -- Ben Greear Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2005-08-29 20:36 Subject: Re: git commit question Message-ID: <7vd5nwa3as.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vd5nwa3as.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net In-Reply-To: <431368D0.40604@candelatech.com> ``` Ben Greear writes: > Is there a way to tell it to add all modified files (that git commit mentions) > to the cache for commit, or do I have to not be so lazy and > paste them all on the cmd line? Perhaps 'git commit -a' is what you want (it is documented; http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/, especially git-commit-script.html there). ```