Re: [FAQ?] Rationale for git's way to manage the index

Hi,

On Mon, 14 May 2007, David Kågedal wrote:

Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] writes:

quoted

Therefore, I now put all changed files into the index (git add -u), 
and clean up the files one by one, always checking with "git diff" and 
"git diff HEAD" what I still have to do.

Why not simply use a temporary branch for this? They're free, and you 
can diff just as easily, if not more. And you don't risk losing it if 
you slip with a command.

Because it is much faster to work with the index?

Ciao,
Dscho