Kaartic Sivaraam <kaarticsivaraam91196@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > The notice that "git commit <paths>" default to "git commit > --only <paths>" was there since 756e3ee0 ("Merge branch > 'jc/commit'", 2006-02-14). Back then, existing users of Git > expected the command doing "git commit --include <paths>", and > after we changed the behaviour of the command to align with > other people's "$scm commit <paths>", we added the text to help > them transition their expectations. Remove the message that now > has outlived its usefulness. > --- > builtin/commit.c | 6 ------ > 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-) When I said "I would have ... if I were doing this", I merely meant exactly that---as I weren't doing it, I left it up to you. But you did it the way anyways, which is very nice of you ;-). Looks good. Should we consider this signed-off by you? Thanks. > diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c > index 8d1cac062..64701c8f4 100644 > --- a/builtin/commit.c > +++ b/builtin/commit.c > @@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ static enum commit_whence whence; > static int sequencer_in_use; > static int use_editor = 1, include_status = 1; > static int show_ignored_in_status, have_option_m; > -static const char *only_include_assumed; > static struct strbuf message = STRBUF_INIT; > > static enum wt_status_format status_format = STATUS_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED; > @@ -841,9 +840,6 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix, > "with '%c' will be kept; you may remove them" > " yourself if you want to.\n" > "An empty message aborts the commit.\n"), comment_line_char); > - if (only_include_assumed) > - status_printf_ln(s, GIT_COLOR_NORMAL, > - "%s", only_include_assumed); > > /* > * These should never fail because they come from our own > @@ -1208,8 +1204,6 @@ static int parse_and_validate_options(int argc, const char *argv[], > die(_("Only one of --include/--only/--all/--interactive/--patch can be used.")); > if (argc == 0 && (also || (only && !amend && !allow_empty))) > die(_("No paths with --include/--only does not make sense.")); > - if (argc > 0 && !also && !only) > - only_include_assumed = _("Explicit paths specified without -i or -o; assuming --only paths..."); > if (!cleanup_arg || !strcmp(cleanup_arg, "default")) > cleanup_mode = use_editor ? CLEANUP_ALL : CLEANUP_SPACE; > else if (!strcmp(cleanup_arg, "verbatim"))