On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 7:00 PM, Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@xxxxxxx> wrote: > 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) > > * much later, maybe, re-allow 'git add -u|-A' without filepattern, with a > tree-wide scope. What about 'grep' and 'clean'? I think at least 'clean' should go tree-wide default too. I don't mind grep go the same way either but I think people voiced preference in current behavior.. -- Duy -- 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