> From: timmazid@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: berdario@xxxxxxxxx; git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: commit --strict feature request > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:10:06 +1100 > > >> Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:47:16 +0100 >> From: berdario@xxxxxxxxx >> To: git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: commit --strict feature request >> >> Hi, i usually use bzr, and today i was searching for a commit --strict >> equivalent in git... i asked around and it seems there isn't one, so i'm >> writing this. >> >> basically, by doing commit --strict it refuses to commit if there are >> untracked (and thus not ignored) files in the tree, this helps against >> forgetting to add new files (actually i find it so useful that i've even >> changed commit to be an alias to commit --strict in my bzr aliases ) >> >> >> greetings >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > Hi, > > I think (someone correct me if I'm wrong) that being able to commit only part of the changes you made at a time is one of the major points of git (at least for me, anyway), so such a feature might go against the whole design. > > Also, what you could use is 'git commit -v', which allows you to review all the changes you are commiting, and allows you to write a better commit message anyway, as you can look at the changes, instead of going from memory. > > Another option might be to use a gui, such as 'git gui', which gives you a clear visual of what files have unstaged changes. > > Hope that helps until somebody competent replies. > > Tim. > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Oh, and I just realised, 'git commit' does actually show you a 'git status' (by default in v1.7.0) when you write your message anyway, so you don't even need the '-v' to see what files are staged/unstaged. _________________________________________________________________ Browse profiles for FREE! Meet local singles online. http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/150855801/direct/01/-- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html