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Hi!

> > But if I run a git commit, additional two files turn up:
> > 
> > # Changes to be committed:
> > #       modified:   archivers/py-borgbackup/Makefile
> > #       new file:   archivers/py-borgbackup/files/patch-setup.py
> > #       modified:   print/pdf-tools/Makefile
> > #       modified:   print/pdf-tools/distinfo
> > 
> > Why isn't git status not reporting the two pdf-tools files,
> > but git commit is ?
> 
> Could you share the 'git commit' command-line that you're using ?

It was this:

git commit --amend --author='Jose G. Juanino <jjuanino@gmail.com>' archivers/py-borgbackup

> If I've to guess then you're probably including the '-a' switch of git 
> commit. If yes, then please don't include it.

I now tried this:

git commit --author='Jose G. Juanino <jjuanino@gmail.com>' archivers/py-borgbackup

and it worked! Thanks!

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