[development] using git, create patch with new files

[Kyle Mathews]

Hmm... well those instructions are wrong I guess.

"git diff" is the diff of changes since the last commit that have *not* been
staged. So once you've added a file via "git add", it won't show up anymore
when you run "git diff".

If you want to see the diff between the last commit and staged files, run
"git diff --cached"

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Kyle Mathews

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On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Dave Cohen <drupal at dave-cohen.com> wrote:

> I'm trying, and failing, to create a patch that adds new files to a module.
>
> According to http://drupal.org/node/707484, I should simply run `git add
> ...` then "Next time you run git diff, these new files will be included as
> well."  In my experience, this statement is false.
>
> When I run `git status`, I see something like this:
>
> [dave at starbuck fb-3]$ git status
> # On branch 6.x-3.x
> # Changes to be committed:
> #   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
> #
> #       new file:   fb.process.inc
> #       new file:   fb_tab.js
> #
> # Changes not staged for commit:
> #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
> #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working
> directory)
> #
> #       modified:   README.txt
> #       modified:   contrib/fb_example.module
> #       modified:   fb.module
> #       modified:   fb_canvas.admin.inc
> #       modified:   fb_canvas.module
> #       modified:   fb_devel.module
> #       modified:   fb_settings.inc
> #       modified:   fb_tab.admin.inc
> #       modified:   fb_tab.info
> #       modified:   fb_tab.module
> #       modified:   fb_url_rewrite.inc
>
>
> When I run `git diff`, I see changes to all the modified files, but I do
> not see the new files.
>
> What am I missing?  Thanks,
>
> -Dave
>
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