Björn Steinbrink <B.Steinbrink@xxxxxx> writes:
> What I usually say on #git is something like:
>
> "git add <path>" looks at the working tree to find files
> matching <path>. "git add -u <path>" looks at the index, and
> "git add -A <path>" looks at both. Therefore "add" and "add -A"
> can add new files to the index, and "add -u" and "add -A" can
> remove files from it.
>
> And for convenience, -u and -A default to "." as the path argument.
Hmm, an interesting way of teaching. How effective is it with the real new
to mid-level users we see on the #git channel?
> So maybe something like this?
> ...
> -A, --all
> Like -u, but matches <filepattern> against files in the index in
> addition to the files in working tree. This means that it can find
> new files as well.
Sounds easier to read to me but I think this description of "-A" seems
backwards from your explanation. "Like -u" means "matches the index" and
the difference is it in addition matches with the work tree, so it should
probably be the other way around, i.e.
Like -u, but matches <filepattern> against files in the work tree in
addition to the index. This means that it can find new files as well.
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