how to omit rename file when commit

For example there are a file a.c at git repository. use git mv a.c b.c

git status: # On branch master # Changes to be committed: # (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage) # # renamed: a.c -> b.c

If we don't want to stage this change at this commit,  what can I do?

"Frank Li" <lznuaa@gmail.com> writes:

I may be misunderstanding what you want to do, but wouldn't "git mv b.c a.c" undo whatever you did?

For example: there are 2 file. a.c and e.c I modify e.c. and git mv a.c b.c

git update-index e.c

I just want to commit e.c and don't commit rename(a.c -> b.c)

I am debuging a tortoisegit. at commit dialog, there will be show all changed as [x] rename (a.c => b.c) [x] modify (e.c) button [OK]

assume user uncheck rename []rename (a.c=>b.c) [x]modify (e.c)

then click okay.

I don't know use which git command to handle this case. if git mv b.c a.c, local working copy will be changed.

2009/1/19 Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>:

"Frank Li" <lznuaa@gmail.com> writes:

The simplest way (but I'm not sure if it is what you want) would be

  $ git commit e.c

On Monday 2009 January 19 03:35:41 you wrote:

Here, it looks like all you need to do is follow the instructions given by git 
status--use "git reset HEAD" on each file you want unstaged:
$ rm -rf test && mkdir test
$ cd test
/home/bss/test
$ git init
Initialized empty Git repository in /home/bss/test/.git/
$ echo b > a.c; echo d > e.c
$ git add a.c b.c e.c
$ git commit -m 'Setup'
Created initial commit fc9d26e: Setup
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 a.c
 create mode 100644 e.c
$ git mv a.c b.c
$ echo e > e.c
$ git add e.c
$ git status
# On branch master
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
#
#       renamed:    a.c -> b.c
#       modified:   e.c
#
$ git reset HEAD -- a.c b.c
a.c: locally modified
$ git status
# On branch master
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
#
#       modified:   e.c
#
# Changed but not updated:
#   (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#
#       deleted:    a.c
#
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
#       b.c
$ git commit -m 'e.c: Fix typo'
Created commit c23b226: e.c: Fix typo
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
$ git status
# On branch master
# Changed but not updated:
#   (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#
#       deleted:    a.c
#
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
#       b.c
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

HTH.