Re: [RFC] git-add update with all-0 object

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Daniel Barkalow wrote:

One thing that I think is non-intuitive to a lot of users (either novice 
or who just don't do it much) is that it matters where in the process you 
do "git add <path>" if you're also changing the file. Even if you 
understand the index, you may not realize (or may not have internalized 
the fact) that what git-add does is update the index with what's there 
now.

And actually I think this is a good thing.  This is what makes the index 
worth it.  Better find a way to make it obvious to people what's 
happening.