On 2007-10-14 18:00:44 -0400, Michael Witten wrote:

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> Here's compromise that is backwards compatible. For both git-add and
> git-commit:
>
>       -a dir [dir2 ...] => all changes in the given dirs.
>       -a                => all changes from the root.
>
> Then we can just leave -u in place for now, and mark it as
> deprecated.
>
> In any case, the goal is to make the intuition solid between
> git-commit and git-add.

As I recall, Junio had some specific reason for calling the flag -u
instead of -a. Search in the list archive for the patch that
introduced the flag, or wait till he gets back and ask him.

-- 
Karl Hasselström, kha@treskal.com
      www.treskal.com/kalle
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