Oh indeed, you're right. This didn't occur to me because I've never had a reason to use `git commit [path]`. And I don't know if I'd call this error evidence o

Oh indeed, you're right. This didn't occur to me because I've never had a reason to use `git commit [path]`. And I don't know if I'd call this error evidence of the author not understanding git, as much as I'd call it further evidence of the inconsistency they're highlighting.