[git-users] Add a collection of files

Is it possible to configure git to see a group of files as a singular object? For instance, I have a directory with several files: myjunk/text.txt myjunk/somefile.exe myjunk/anotherfile.odt Whenever a modification is made, I would like to see just "myjunk" as modified, not the files beneath. Fo

Re: [git-users] Add a collection of files

Thanks for the response. It feels like if I want to do this, I need to make a custom git gui that collects the objects and then runs git add like you show. On Friday, October 18, 2013 6:45:02 AM UTC-4, Konstantin Khomoutov wrote: > > On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:55:52 -0700 (PDT) > A

[git-users] git checkout from one directory to another

I need to checkout a copy of a folder into another temporary "scratch" folder. For example, I have a directory /myproject/junk I want to checkout a previous copy of "junk into "junk_temp" so I get /myproject/junk <- HEAD /myproject/junk_temp <- some other rev. I know I could just do a git chec

Re: [git-users] git checkout from one directory to another

on, 21 Oct 2013 07:43:15 -0700 (PDT) > Aaron Cook > wrote: > > > I need to checkout a copy of a folder into another temporary > > "scratch" folder. > > > > For example, I have a directory > > > > /myproject/junk > > > &