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Commit ignores selected files and puts all changed files into commit

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Description

When committing changes all files are committed regardless of if they are selected to be committed or not.

Version

1.6.4

GitHub Desktop:
Operating system: 10.14.1 Mojave

Steps to Reproduce

Modify more than one file in the repo.
Note that multiple files are listed under changes column.
Click the top checkbox to unselect all.
Click a single file to commit, note one file has checkbox checked and no others do.
Press commit button

Expected Behavior

Only selected file will be committed.

Actual Behavior

All files are committed, including unchecked files.

Additional Information

I’ve uninstalled and re-installed, no change. Actually noted this in previous version but didn’t report because I was sure it was a big enough bug someone would have reported it and expected the next version to clean it up.

In the attached log file I changed two files, only selected one to commit, and it committed both files.

Logs

macOS logs location: `~/Library/Application Support/GitHub 2019-03-13.desktop.production.log

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 5 years ago
Comments:11 (3 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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stevewardcommented, Mar 14, 2019

@ChessMess thanks for the report. I’ve so far been unable to reproduce this successfully. Would you be able to upload a short video or GIF showing this behavior?

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no-response[bot]commented, Sep 30, 2021

Thank you for your issue! We haven’t gotten a response to our questions above. With only the information that is currently in the issue, we don’t have enough information to take action. We’re going to close this but don’t hesitate to reach out if you have or find the answers we need. If you answer our questions above, a maintainer will reopen this issue.

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