# [PATCH, properly formatted] git-commit: add a --interactive option

2 messages from 2007-03-05 to 2007-03-05. Participants: Paolo Bonzini, Junio C Hamano.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/7085

## Paolo Bonzini, 2007-03-05 07:57

Subject: [PATCH, properly formatted] git-commit: add a --interactive option
Message-ID: <45EBCD81.8020605@lu.unisi.ch>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/45EBCD81.8020605%40lu.unisi.ch

```
The --interactive option behaves like "git commit", except that
"git add --interactive" is executed before committing.  It is
incompatible with -a and -i.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini  <bonzini@gnu.org>

---
While I agree with the point you make, I suggest that the flow
indicated in your message (stash, pick, test, commit, repeat) could be
activated exactly by a "commit --interactive" command.  Since
interactive stuff does not require backward compatibility in general,
I would ask to commit my patch anyway, assuming that in the future the
feature is rewritten to conform to the flow you indicate -- and at the
same time, "add --interactive" is deprecated or even removed.

 Documentation/git-commit.txt |    9 +++++++--
 git-commit.sh                |   21 ++++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 2187eee..3a4d456 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ git-commit - Record changes to the repository
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-commit' [-a] [-s] [-v] [(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg> |
-	    --amend] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author <author>]
+'git-commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v]
+	   [(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg> | --amend]
+	   [--no-verify] [-e] [--author <author>]
 	   [--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ methods:
    before, and to automatically "rm" files that have been
    removed from the working tree, and perform the actual commit.
 
+5. by using the --interactive switch with the 'commit' command to decide one
+   by one which files should be part of the commit, before finalizing the
+   operation.  Currently, this is done by invoking `git-add --interactive`.
+
 The gitlink:git-status[1] command can be used to obtain a
 summary of what is included by any of the above for the next
 commit by giving the same set of parameters you would give to
diff --git a/git-commit.sh b/git-commit.sh
index be3677c..e8ec3b9 100755
--- a/git-commit.sh
+++ b/git-commit.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2005 Linus Torvalds
 # Copyright (c) 2006 Junio C Hamano
 
-USAGE='[-a] [-s] [-v] [--no-verify] [-m <message> | -F <logfile> | (-C|-c) <commit> | --amend] [-u] [-e] [--author <author>] [[-i | -o] <path>...]'
+USAGE='[-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [--no-verify] [-m <message> | -F <logfile> | (-C|-c) <commit> | --amend] [-u] [-e] [--author <author>] [[-i | -o] <path>...]'
 SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Yes
 . git-sh-setup
 require_work_tree
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ trap '
 
 all=
 also=
+interactive=
 only=
 logfile=
 use_commit=
@@ -131,6 +132,11 @@ do
 		also=t
 		shift
 		;;
+	--int|--inte|--inter|--intera|--interac|--interact|--interacti|\
+	--interactiv|--interactive)
+		interactive=t
+		shift
+		;;
 	-o|--o|--on|--onl|--only)
 		only=t
 		shift
@@ -304,12 +310,14 @@ case "$#,$also,$only,$amend" in
 	;;
 esac
 unset only
-case "$all,$also,$#" in
-t,t,*)
-	die "Cannot use -a and -i at the same time." ;;
+case "$all,$interactive,$also,$#" in
+*t,*t,*)
+	die "Cannot use -a, --interactive or -i at the same time." ;;
 t,,[1-9]*)
 	die "Paths with -a does not make sense." ;;
-,t,0)
+,t,[1-9]*)
+	die "Paths with --interactive does not make sense." ;;
+,,t,0)
 	die "No paths with -i does not make sense." ;;
 esac
 
@@ -344,6 +352,9 @@ t,)
 	) || exit
 	;;
 ,)
+	if test "$interactive" = t; then
+		git add --interactive || exit
+	fi
 	case "$#" in
 	0)
 		;; # commit as-is

```

## Junio C Hamano, 2007-03-05 08:54

Subject: Re: [PATCH, properly formatted] git-commit: add a --interactive option
Message-ID: <7v4pp0136d.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7v4pp0136d.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net
In-Reply-To: <45EBCD81.8020605@lu.unisi.ch>

```
Paolo Bonzini <paolo.bonzini@lu.unisi.ch> writes:

> ... Since
> interactive stuff does not require backward compatibility in general,
> I would ask to commit my patch anyway, assuming that in the future the
> feature is rewritten to conform to the flow you indicate...

I think people feel changes to interactive workflow is a big
deal.

> diff --git a/git-commit.sh b/git-commit.sh
> index be3677c..e8ec3b9 100755
> --- a/git-commit.sh
> +++ b/git-commit.sh
> ...
>  esac
>  unset only
> +case "$all,$interactive,$also,$#" in
> +*t,*t,*)
> +	die "Cannot use -a, --interactive or -i at the same time." ;;
>  t,,[1-9]*)
>  	die "Paths with -a does not make sense." ;;
> +,t,[1-9]*)
> +	die "Paths with --interactive does not make sense." ;;
> +,,t,0)
>  	die "No paths with -i does not make sense." ;;
>  esac

Clever.

> @@ -344,6 +352,9 @@ t,)
>  	) || exit
>  	;;
>  ,)
> +	if test "$interactive" = t; then
> +		git add --interactive || exit
> +	fi
>  	case "$#" in
>  	0)
>  		;; # commit as-is

If we were to do this, we probably would want a way to exit
non-zero from "git-add -i", but I guess we can say we already
have that way via ^C.

Will queue for 'next', but it's getting late here so it probably
would not appear on the public repository tonight.

Thanks.

```