Miles Bader venit, vidit, dixit 15.02.2011 01:52: > Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >>> add -A: Why capital A? Compare commit -a etc. >> >> IIRC, this was in anticipation for a similar interface to include >> _new_ files in the commit in the form of "commit -A", which _is_ >> different from the existing "commit -a". > > I look up the meaning of "git commit -u": > > $ git commit --help > ... > -u[<mode>], --untracked-files[=<mode>] > Show untracked files (Default: all). > > The mode parameter is optional, and is used to specify the handling > of untracked files. > > The possible options are: > > Â no - Show no untracked files > Â normal - Shows untracked files and directories > Â all - Also shows individual files in untracked directories. > > See git-config(1) for configuration variable used to change the > default for when the option is not specified. > > I guess it means it only affects the status-display for --dry-run, but > it seems a little confusing to not say that explicitly... I think it is confusing only until you have used "commit" without "-m" for the first time - and only if you overlooked the 3 occurences of "show" ;) Michael -- 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