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From: Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [1.8.0 RFD] Homogeneous use of short options
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:52:01 +0900
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
>> add -A: Why capital A? Compare commit -a etc.
>
> IIRC, this was in anticipation for a similar interface to include
> _new_ files in the commit in the form of "commit -A", which _is_
> different from the existing "commit -a".

I look up the meaning of "git commit -u":

$ git commit --help
=2E..
       -u[<mode>], --untracked-files[=3D<mode>]
           Show untracked files (Default: all).

           The mode parameter is optional, and is used to specify the h=
andling
           of untracked files.

           The possible options are:

           =C2=B7    no - Show no untracked files
           =C2=B7    normal - Shows untracked files and directories
           =C2=B7    all - Also shows individual files in untracked dir=
ectories.

               See git-config(1) for configuration variable used to cha=
nge the
               default for when the option is not specified.

I guess it means it only affects the status-display for --dry-run, but
it seems a little confusing to not say that explicitly...

-miles

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