On Fri, 11 May 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Jakub Narebski <jnareb@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> In the new version of git I *think* you can use "git add -u path/"
>
> I know you meant well, but next time could you please check the
> fact before speaking?
> if (i < argc)
> die("-u and explicit paths are incompatible");
> The list is getting more and more cluttered recently, perhaps
> which is a good sign that more new people are actually using
> git. Let's try to keep the signal quality of the messages on
> the list high.
I'm sorry I haven't checked this before writing, especially that
information in the synopsis contradict a bit the information in
the `-u' option description:
Documentation/git-add.txt:
SYNOPSIS
--------
'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [-u] [--] <file>...
-u::
Update all files that git already knows about. This is what
"git commit -a" does in preparation for making a commit.
I should have checked the facts before following the synopsis.
I think however that "git add -u dir/" could be quite useful; it is
not needed to have `-u' and explicit paths incompatibile. I wouldn't
change the fact that you can say "git add -u" and do not need
"git add -u ." (like in the case without `-u' switch: you need
"git add ." to 'add' all unignored files).
Below there is a patch which corrects synopsis for git add;
unless you want to go the route of allowing "git add -u dir/"...
-- >8 --
From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 13:22:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: Correct synopsis for git-add command
Change SYNOPISIS section of Documentation/git-add.txt to mark it
explicitely that "-u option and explicit paths are incompatible",
and that "add --interactive does not take any parameters".
Signed-off-by: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/git-add.txt | 3 ++-
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index ea27018..e5fc0da 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ git-add - Add file contents to the changeset to be committed next
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [-u] [--] <file>...
+'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [-u | [--] <file>...]
+'git-add' (--interactive | -i)
DESCRIPTION
-----------
--
1.5.1.3
--
Jakub Narebski
Poland
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