Re: [BUG] 'add -u' doesn't work from untracked subdir

On Wed, Sep 02, 2009 at 04:19:17AM -0400, Jeff King wrote:

[1] I would prefer "git add -u ." to add only the current directory, and
"git add -u" to touch everything.

FWIW, I feel the same way. And there is no easy way to do that now. (cd `git
rev-parse --show-cdup`; git add -u) ?

But then, I am one of the people who
turn off status.relativepaths, so I think I may be in the minority in
always wanting to think of the project as a whole.

That mindset is one of git's greatest strengths IMO.

Clemens