Allow git commit --interactive with paths

Make git commit --interactive feel more like git add --interactive by
allowing the user to restrict the list of files they have to deal with.

A test in t7501 used to ensure that this is not allowed; no need for that
anymore.

Signed-off-by: Conrad Irwin <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>

Author: ConradIrwin

builtin/commit.c

@@ -1084,8 +1084,6 @@ static int parse_and_validate_options(int argc, const char *argv[],
 
 	if (all && argc > 0)
 		die(_("Paths with -a does not make sense."));
-	else if (interactive && argc > 0)
-		die(_("Paths with --interactive does not make sense."));
 
 	if (null_termination && status_format == STATUS_FORMAT_LONG)
 		status_format = STATUS_FORMAT_PORCELAIN;

t/t7501-commit.sh

@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ test_expect_success \
 	"echo King of the bongo >file &&
 	test_must_fail git commit -m foo -a file"
 
-test_expect_success PERL 'cannot use paths with --interactive' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'can use paths with --interactive' '
 	echo bong-o-bong >file &&
 	# 2: update, 1:st path, that is all, 7: quit
 	( echo 2; echo 1; echo; echo 7 ) |
-	test_must_fail git commit -m foo --interactive file
+	git commit -m foo --interactive file &&
+	git reset --hard HEAD^
 '
 
 test_expect_success \