Re: Why doesn't git commit -a track new files

Michael J Gruber [off-list ref] writes:

Why does it not exist? Because you should at least
"git add -A && git status && behappy && git commit".

There are alternatives like

git status && behappy && git commit -A

or

git commit -A && look at status $EDITOR && behapy && save

Also, "-A" supports a very "un-gitty" way of using git. This makes it
unlikely that someone cares to implement it...

I guess that's it. It's not usefull to most Git developers, hence nobody
cared to implement it. But IIRC the switch "add -A" was chosen partly
because -A didn't exist for commit, hence this leaves room for commit
-A.

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Matthieu Moy
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