After you deleted files from your working tree, automatic git-update-cache used when the "--all" flag is given to "git commit" barfs because it lacks the --remove flag.
It can be argued that this is a feature; people should be careful and something with a grave consequence like removing files should be done manually, in which case the current behaviour may be OK. The patch is for people who thinks the user who uses the "--all" flag deserves the danger that comes with the convenience. Comments? Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- diff --git a/git-commit-script b/git-commit-script --- a/git-commit-script +++ b/git-commit-script @@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ esac case "$all,$#" in t,*) git-diff-files --name-only -z | - xargs -0 git-update-cache -q -- + xargs -0 git-update-cache -q --remove -- ;; ,0) ;; *) git-diff-files --name-only -z "$@" | - xargs -0 git-update-cache -q -- + xargs -0 git-update-cache -q --remove -- ;; esac || exit 1 git-update-cache -q --refresh || exit 1 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html