[PATCH 2/2] rm: introduce advice.rmHints to shorten messages

@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ advice.*::
 	amWorkDir::
 		Advice that shows the location of the patch file when
 		linkgit:git-am[1] fails to apply it.
+	rmHints::
+		In case of failure in the output of linkgit:git-rm[1],
+		show directions on how to proceed from the current state.
 --
 
 core.fileMode::

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ int advice_resolve_conflict = 1;
 int advice_implicit_identity = 1;
 int advice_detached_head = 1;
 int advice_set_upstream_failure = 1;
+int advice_rm_hints = 1;
 
 static struct {
 	const char *name;

@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ static struct {
 	{ "implicitidentity", &advice_implicit_identity },
 	{ "detachedhead", &advice_detached_head },
 	{ "setupstreamfailure", &advice_set_upstream_failure },
+	{ "rmhints", &advice_rm_hints },
 
 	/* make this an alias for backward compatibility */
 	{ "pushnonfastforward", &advice_push_update_rejected }

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ extern int advice_resolve_conflict;
 extern int advice_implicit_identity;
 extern int advice_detached_head;
 extern int advice_set_upstream_failure;
+extern int advice_rm_hints;
 
 int git_default_advice_config(const char *var, const char *value);
 void advise(const char *advice, ...);

@@ -62,9 +62,11 @@ static int check_submodules_use_gitfiles(void)
 
 		if (!submodule_uses_gitfile(name))
 			errs = error(_("submodule '%s' (or one of its nested "
-				     "submodules) uses a .git directory\n"
-				     "(use 'rm -rf' if you really want to remove "
-				     "it including all of its history)"), name);
+				       "submodules) uses a .git directory%s"), name,
+				       advice_rm_hints
+				       ? "\n(use 'rm -rf' if you really want to remove "
+				       "it including all of its history)"
+				       : "");
 	}
 
 	return errs;

@@ -204,8 +206,9 @@ static int check_local_mod(unsigned char *head, int index_only)
 				    "\n	%s",
 				    files_staged.items[j].string);
 		}
-		strbuf_addstr(&msg_staged,
-			      "\n(use -f to force removal)");
+		if (advice_rm_hints)
+			strbuf_addstr(&msg_staged,
+				   "\n(use -f to force removal)");
 		errs = error(_("%s"), msg_staged.buf);
 	}
 	if (files_cached.nr) {

@@ -220,9 +223,10 @@ static int check_local_mod(unsigned char *head, int index_only)
 				    "\n	%s",
 				    files_cached.items[j].string);
 		}
-		strbuf_addstr(&msg_cached,
-			      "\n(use --cached to keep the file, "
-			      "or -f to force removal)");
+		if (advice_rm_hints)
+			strbuf_addstr(&msg_cached,
+				      "\n(use --cached to keep the file, "
+				      "or -f to force removal)");
 		errs = error(_("%s"), msg_cached.buf);
 	}
 	if (files_submodule.nr) {

@@ -237,10 +241,11 @@ static int check_local_mod(unsigned char *head, int index_only)
 				    "\n	%s",
 				    files_submodule.items[j].string);
 		}
-		strbuf_addstr(&msg_sub,
-			      "\n(use 'rm -rf' if you really want "
-			      "to remove i including all "
-			      "of its history)");
+		if (advice_rm_hints)
+			strbuf_addstr(&msg_sub,
+				      "\n(use 'rm -rf' if you really want "
+				      "to remove i including all "
+				      "of its history)");
 		errs = error(_("%s"), msg_sub.buf);
 	}
 	if (files_local.nr) {

@@ -253,9 +258,10 @@ static int check_local_mod(unsigned char *head, int index_only)
 				    "\n	%s",
 				    files_local.items[j].string);
 		}
-		strbuf_addstr(&msg_local,
-			      "\n(use --cached to keep the file, "
-			      "or -f to force removal)");
+		if (advice_rm_hints)
+			strbuf_addstr(&msg_local,
+				      "\n(use --cached to keep the file, "
+				      "or -f to force removal)");
 		errs = error(_("%s"), msg_local.buf);
 	}
 

@@ -687,4 +687,81 @@ test_expect_failure SYMLINKS 'rm across a symlinked leading path (w/ index)' '
 	test_path_is_file e/f
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'setup for testing rm messages' '
+	>bar.txt &&
+	>foo.txt &&
+	git add bar.txt foo.txt
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rm files with different staged content' '
+	cat >expect << EOF &&
+error: the following files have staged content different from both the
+file and the HEAD:
+	bar.txt
+	foo.txt
+(use -f to force removal)
+EOF
+	echo content1 >foo.txt &&
+	echo content1 >bar.txt &&
+	test_must_fail git rm foo.txt bar.txt 2>actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rm files with different staged content without hints' '
+	cat >expect << EOF &&
+error: the following files have staged content different from both the
+file and the HEAD:
+	bar.txt
+	foo.txt
+EOF
+	echo content2 >foo.txt &&
+	echo content2 >bar.txt &&
+	test_must_fail git -c advice.rmhints=false rm foo.txt bar.txt 2>actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rm file with local modification' '
+	cat >expect << EOF &&
+error: the following files have local modifications:
+	foo.txt
+(use --cached to keep the file, or -f to force removal)
+EOF
+	git commit -m "testing rm 3" &&
+	echo content3 >foo.txt &&
+	test_must_fail git rm foo.txt 2>actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rm file with local modification without hints' '
+	cat >expect << EOF &&
+error: the following files have local modifications:
+	bar.txt
+EOF
+	echo content4 >bar.txt &&
+	test_must_fail git -c advice.rmhints=false rm bar.txt 2>actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rm file with changes in the index' '
+	cat >expect << EOF &&
+error: the following files have changes staged in the index:
+	foo.txt
+(use --cached to keep the file, or -f to force removal)
+EOF
+	git reset --hard &&
+	echo content5 >foo.txt &&
+	git add foo.txt &&
+	test_must_fail git rm foo.txt 2>actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rm file with changes in the index without hints' '
+	cat >expect << EOF &&
+error: the following files have changes staged in the index:
+	foo.txt
+EOF
+	test_must_fail git -c advice.rmhints=false rm foo.txt 2>actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done