On Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:35:18 -0500, Eric James Michael Ritz <lobbyjones@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I am thinking about implementing a feature but I would appreciate any > feedback before I begin, because more experienced Git developers and > users may see some major problem that I do not. > > Earlier today I deleted a file from a repository. I deleted it > normally, not by using `git rm`. So when I looked at `git status` on > my terminal it told me about the file no longer being there. In my > sleepy state of mind I ran `git rm -u` without thinking about. I did > this because I have a habit of using `git add -u`. I know `git rm` > does not support that option, but I tried it anyways without thinking > about it. > > When I came to my senses and realized that does not work I began to > wonder if `git rm -u` should exist. If any deleted, tracked files are > not part of the index to commit then `git rm -u` would add that change > to the index. This would save users the effort of having to type out > `git rm <filename>`, and could be useful when a user is deleting > multiple files. > > Does this sound like a reasonable, useful feature to Git? Or is there > already a way to accomplish this which I have missed out of ignorance? > Any thoughts and feedback would be greatly appreciated. Does `git add -A` do what you want? -- 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