Re: git wants to commit more files than expected ?
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 15:43:03 UTC
On Sat, Aug 13, 2022 at 9:27 AM Kurt Jaeger <pi@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hi! > > > > But if I run a git commit, additional two files turn up: > > > > > > # Changes to be committed: > > > # modified: archivers/py-borgbackup/Makefile > > > # new file: archivers/py-borgbackup/files/patch-setup.py > > > # modified: print/pdf-tools/Makefile > > > # modified: print/pdf-tools/distinfo > > > > > > Why isn't git status not reporting the two pdf-tools files, > > > but git commit is ? > > > > Could you share the 'git commit' command-line that you're using ? > > It was this: > > git commit --amend --author='Jose G. Juanino <jjuanino@gmail.com>' > archivers/py-borgbackup > Yes. this was adding borgbackup to the previously committed thing.... > > If I've to guess then you're probably including the '-a' switch of git > > commit. If yes, then please don't include it. > > I now tried this: > > git commit --author='Jose G. Juanino <jjuanino@gmail.com>' > archivers/py-borgbackup > > and it worked! Thanks! > This is creating a new commit with borgbackup... I'll have to check it out... I'm in need of a good, automated backup... Warner