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

On 2011-02-24 Michael J Gruber [off-list ref] wrote:

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git status && behappy && git commit -A

That may not give the full picture of untracked stuff in subdirs.

May I ask why not? AFAIK git status outputs staged and untracked stuff.

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

Yes, I even mentioned that, but you cut it. Bad bad boy! ;)

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

I think it *can* be used in an appropriate manner.
BTW: Why isn't commit -a »un-gitty«?


Marco