"git cmd :" should be exactly the same as "git cmd" run from the root level of the working tree. "git add" without any pathspec should not add anything. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> --- builtin/add.c | 4 ++-- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c index e127d5a..43a8aad 100644 --- a/builtin/add.c +++ b/builtin/add.c @@ -406,12 +406,12 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) (!(addremove || take_worktree_changes) ? ADD_CACHE_IGNORE_REMOVAL : 0)); - if (require_pathspec && argc == 0) { + pathspec = validate_pathspec(argc, argv, prefix); + if (require_pathspec && (!argc || !pathspec)) { fprintf(stderr, "Nothing specified, nothing added.\n"); fprintf(stderr, "Maybe you wanted to say 'git add .'?\n"); return 0; } - pathspec = validate_pathspec(argc, argv, prefix); if (read_cache() < 0) die("index file corrupt"); -- 1.7.5.1.290.g1b565 -- 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