Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >>> This is the list of actions I've mapped: >>> >>> * add: git stage = git stage add (git add) >>> * rm: (git rm --cached) >>> * diff: (git rm --cached) >>> * import: stage all files; modified, deleted, new >>> * ls: (git ls-files --stage) >> >> I do not think these are good ideas at all, as it just spreads more >> confusion, not less. > > Do you agree that there's already a lot of confusion? (stage, cache, > index, etc.) > > And do you agree that many git newbies don't use the stage? Actually > most of them don't even know what it is, and just do "git commit -a". > > If so, how do you think these issues should be handled? Perhaps not spreading "stage" even wider? That is the newest confusing term that caused the most harm. -- 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