Re: [RFC/PATCH] add: warn when -u or -A is used without filepattern

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----- Ursprungligt meddelande -----
> Most git commands that can be used with our without a filepattern are
> tree-wide by default, the filepattern being used to restrict their
> scope.
> A few exceptions are: 'git grep', 'git clean', 'git add -u' and 'git
> add -A'.
> 
> The inconsistancy of 'git add -u' and 'git add -A' are particularly
> problematic since other 'git add' subcommands (namely 'git add -p'
> and
> 'git add -e') are tree-wide by default.
> 
> Flipping the default now is unacceptable, so this patch starts
> training
> users to type explicitely 'git add -u|-A :/' or 'git add -u|-A .', to
> prepare
> for the next steps:
> 
> * forbid 'git add -u|-A' without filepattern (like 'git add' without
>   option)

git add -u without filepattern is, I believe very common, so no noisy
output there please.

git diff
#looks good
git add -u

-- robin

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