add --include-dotfiles: New option, perhaps useful for backups.

CmdLine/Seek.hs

@@ -30,14 +30,15 @@ withFilesInGit :: (FilePath -> CommandStart) -> CommandSeek
 withFilesInGit a params = seekActions $ prepFiltered a $
 	seekHelper LsFiles.inRepo params
 
-withFilesNotInGit :: (FilePath -> CommandStart) -> CommandSeek
-withFilesNotInGit a params = do
-	{- dotfiles are not acted on unless explicitly listed -}
-	files <- filter (not . dotfile) <$>
-		seekunless (null ps && not (null params)) ps
-	dotfiles <- seekunless (null dotps) dotps
-	seekActions $ prepFiltered a $
-		return $ concat $ segmentPaths params (files++dotfiles)
+withFilesNotInGit :: Bool -> (FilePath -> CommandStart) -> CommandSeek
+withFilesNotInGit skipdotfiles a params
+	| skipdotfiles = do
+		{- dotfiles are not acted on unless explicitly listed -}
+		files <- filter (not . dotfile) <$>
+			seekunless (null ps && not (null params)) ps
+		dotfiles <- seekunless (null dotps) dotps
+		go (files++dotfiles)
+	| otherwise = go =<< seekunless False params
   where
 	(dotps, ps) = partition dotfile params
 	seekunless True _ = return []
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ withFilesNotInGit a params = do
 		force <- Annex.getState Annex.force
 		g <- gitRepo
 		liftIO $ Git.Command.leaveZombie <$> LsFiles.notInRepo force l g
+	go l = seekActions $ prepFiltered a $
+		return $ concat $ segmentPaths params l
 
 withPathContents :: ((FilePath, FilePath) -> CommandStart) -> CommandSeek
 withPathContents a params = seekActions $ 

Command/Add.hs

@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ import Annex.ReplaceFile
 import Utility.Tmp
 
 def :: [Command]
-def = [notBareRepo $ command "add" paramPaths seek SectionCommon
-	"add files to annex"]
+def = [notBareRepo $ withOptions [includeDotFilesOption] $
+	command "add" paramPaths seek SectionCommon
+		"add files to annex"]
+
+includeDotFilesOption :: Option
+includeDotFilesOption = flagOption [] "include-dotfiles" "don't skip dotfiles"
 
 {- Add acts on both files not checked into git yet, and unlocked files.
  -
@@ -47,7 +51,8 @@ seek ps = do
 		( start file
 		, stop
 		)
-	go withFilesNotInGit
+	skipdotfiles <- not <$> Annex.getFlag (optionName includeDotFilesOption)
+	go $ withFilesNotInGit skipdotfiles
 	ifM isDirect
 		( go withFilesMaybeModified
 		, go withFilesUnlocked

Command/Uninit.hs

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ check = do
 
 seek :: CommandSeek
 seek ps = do
-	withFilesNotInGit (whenAnnexed startCheckIncomplete) ps
+	withFilesNotInGit False (whenAnnexed startCheckIncomplete) ps
 	withFilesInGit (whenAnnexed Command.Unannex.start) ps
 	finish
 

debian/changelog

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ git-annex (5.20140321) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     a remote git repository, as long as a git-annex branch has
     been pushed to it, to simplify setup of remote git repositories,
     including via gitolite.
+  * add --include-dotfiles: New option, perhaps useful for backups.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:08:41 -0400
 

doc/bugs/Feature_request:_Flag_to_make_git_annex_add_not_ignore_dotfiles.mdwn

@@ -5,3 +5,10 @@ AFAICT there's no way to tell git annex add to add all dotfiles in a given direc
 This can be worked around with find and xargs, but this is more work than it should be, I think.
 
 It might also be nice if git annex add displayed a warning when adding a directory with dotfiles; something like "Warning, N files ignored; pass --whatever to add them."
+
+> [[!commit 34abd7bca80a8cc012f92d64116014449b1b2392]] explains
+> the rationalle for dotfiles to be skipped. Such as it was. 
+> 
+> I don't think it makes sense for --force to be the flag to override
+> this, because you may want to add dotfiles, but not .gitignored
+> files. So, made a new --include-dotfiles option. [[done]] --[[Joey]] 

doc/git-annex.mdwn

@@ -62,10 +62,14 @@ subdirectories).
 
 * `add [path ...]`
 
-  Adds files in the path to the annex. Files that are already checked into
-  git, or that git has been configured to ignore will be silently skipped.
-  (Use `--force` to add ignored files.) Dotfiles are skipped unless explicitly
-  listed.
+  Adds files in the path to the annex. If no path is specified, adds
+  files from the current directory and below.
+  
+  Files that are already checked into git, or that git has been configured
+  to ignore will be silently skipped. (Use `--force` to add ignored files.)
+
+  Dotfiles are skipped unless explicitly listed, or the --include-dotfiles
+  option is used.
 
 * `get [path ...]`