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Yes I don’t think they can change the default now but many many people operate this way (commit everything not ignored), so most of the time don’t need to separate stage and commit (I agree there needs to be a way to do it, but I use it rarely).

My preference would be a command like git save, but a flag would be fine I guess. This is a concept that most beginners don’t really want or need.

Ideally git should evolve so that beginners can learn say 5 standard commands without args, and that’s enough to get on with their work.

Working should be as simple as:

git save, git amend, git tag, git push

Make everyday use simple and easy.




I'd personally also love a config flag (enabled by default, perhaps) that offers more explanation about what the commands actually do as you run them. In other words, "explain like I'm five" logging or "tutorial mode".




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