On Wed, Apr 06, 2011 at 08:18:54AM +0900, Darren Cook wrote: > PROBLEM: "git add" adds sub-directories without checking to see if there > is already a git repository already there. Sort of... > EXAMPLE OF PROBLEM > > The problem can arise when people are just dipping their toe into git, > and decide to try it on just one directory, then later expand its use to > the whole project. > > mkdir test > cd test > > mkdir settings > cd settings > git init > touch x > git add x > git commit -m "xx" > > (time passes) > > cd .. > git init > git add settings/ > (should complain) If you do "git add settings" (without the slash) it will add the repository as a submodule. Which is not the behavior you asked for, but is at least reasonable. So the real bug seems to me the fact that "git add settings/" and "git add settings" behave differently. -Peff -- 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