The file Documentation/git-rm.txt says: ---8><---- 8><------- Using ``git add -A'' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When accepting a new code drop for a vendor branch, you probably want to record both the removal of paths and additions of new paths as well as modifications of existing paths.
Typically you would first remove all tracked files from the working tree using this command: Submodules ~~~~~~~~~~ ---8><---- 8><------- I believe a command is missing here. The explanation also leaves me scratching my head... (In Fedora's git-1.7.7.6-1.fc16.x86_64 there is a command and some further explanation). -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 2654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 2654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile 2340000 Fax: +56 32 2797513 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html