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The reason why we did not start with the main loop to begin with is that it is the first user of `list_and_choose()`, which uses the `list()` function that we conveniently introduced for use by the `status` command. Apart from the "and choose" part, there are more differences between the way the `status` command calls the `list_and_choose()` function in the Perl version of `git add -i` compared to the other callers of said function. The most important ones: - The list is not only shown, but the user is also asked to make a choice, possibly selecting multiple entries. - The list of items is prefixed with a marker indicating what items have been selected, if multi-selection is allowed. - Initially, for each item a unique prefix (if there exists any within the given parameters) is determined, and shown in the list, and accepted as a shortcut for the selection. These features will be implemented later, except the part where the user can choose a command. At this stage, though, the built-in `git add -i` still only supports the `status` command, with the remaining commands to follow over the course of the next commits. In addition, we also modify `list()` to support displaying the commands in columns, even if there is currently only one. The Perl script `git-add--interactive.perl` mixed the purposes of the "list" and the "and choose" part into the same function. In the C version, we will keep them separate instead, calling the `list()` function from the `list_and_choose()` function. Note that we only have a prompt ending in a single ">" at this stage; later commits will add commands that display a double ">>" to indicate that the user is in a different loop than the main one. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
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See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
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If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the
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CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
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- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks