# commit --quiet option

3 messages from 2009-11-24 to 2009-11-25. Participants: bill lam, Junio C Hamano.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/21732

## bill lam, 2009-11-24 05:16

Subject: commit --quiet option
Message-ID: <20091124051622.GB18003@debian.b2j>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20091124051622.GB18003%40debian.b2j

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In git version 1.6.6.rc0.15.g4fa8a0 using the --quiet option it still show some
output.  Is that intended?  Specifically I would like to exclude message about
the untracked files when using --quite option.

$ git commit -q -m commit
# On branch master
# Changed but not updated:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#       modified:   .git-completion.bash
#       modified:   bin/mirrorgit
#
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
#       a123
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

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## Junio C Hamano, 2009-11-25 01:10

Subject: Re: commit --quiet option
Message-ID: <7vtywj76k4.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vtywj76k4.fsf%40alter.siamese.dyndns.org
In-Reply-To: <20091124051622.GB18003@debian.b2j>

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bill lam <cbill.lam@gmail.com> writes:

> In git version 1.6.6.rc0.15.g4fa8a0 using the --quiet option it still
> show some output.  Is that intended?  Specifically I would like to
> exclude message about the untracked files when using --quite option.

Given that you are getting "you told me to make a commit without preparing
anything to commit" error message, I think it can be argued in both ways.

    $ git commit -q -uno -m 'meaningless message'

would omit the listing of Untracked files; a better alternative, depending
on what are listed in the section (I take "a123" is an example made-up for
reproduction recipe, and you are probably getting something like 'foo.bak'
in real life), might be to update your .gitignore, though.

> $ git commit -q -m commit
> # On branch master
> # Changed but not updated:
> #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
> #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
> #
> #       modified:   .git-completion.bash
> #       modified:   bin/mirrorgit
> #
> # Untracked files:
> #   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
> #
> #       a123
> no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
>
> -- 
> regards,
> ====================================================
> GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24
> gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3

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## bill lam, 2009-11-25 02:06

Subject: Re: commit --quiet option
Message-ID: <20091125020623.GC4048@debian.b2j>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20091125020623.GC4048%40debian.b2j
In-Reply-To: <7vtywj76k4.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>

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On Tue, 24 Nov 2009, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> bill lam <cbill.lam@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > In git version 1.6.6.rc0.15.g4fa8a0 using the --quiet option it still
> > show some output.  Is that intended?  Specifically I would like to
> > exclude message about the untracked files when using --quite option.
> 
> Given that you are getting "you told me to make a commit without preparing
> anything to commit" error message, I think it can be argued in both ways.
> 
>     $ git commit -q -uno -m 'meaningless message'
> 
> would omit the listing of Untracked files; a better alternative, depending
> on what are listed in the section (I take "a123" is an example made-up for
> reproduction recipe, and you are probably getting something like 'foo.bak'
> in real life), might be to update your .gitignore, though.

That git-commit is intended to run inside a cron job for backup from
home folder and .files, so 'commit' is better than 'meaningless
message'.  .gitignore is already maintained however those 'a123' is a
real life example, they are artifacts of '3m post-it' files because I
rarely use clipboard (c-ins/c-ins) to copy text from one application
into another. 

Thanks for tips on -uno option.

-- 
regards,
====================================================
GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24
gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3

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