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[verse]
'git add' [-n] [-v] [--force | -f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p]
- [--all | [--update | -u]] [--intent-to-add | -N]
+ [--edit | -e] [--all | [--update | -u]] [--intent-to-add | -N]
[--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--] <filepattern>...
DESCRIPTION
bypassed and the 'patch' subcommand is invoked using each of
the specified filepatterns before exiting.
+-e, \--edit::
+ Open the diff vs. the index in an editor and let the user
+ edit it. After the editor was closed, adjust the hunk headers
+ and apply the patch to the index.
++
+*NOTE*: Obviously, if you change anything else than the first character
+on lines beginning with a space or a minus, the patch will no longer
+apply.
+
-u::
--update::
Update only files that git already knows about, staging modified
y - stage this hunk
n - do not stage this hunk
+ q - quit, do not stage this hunk nor any of the remaining ones
a - stage this and all the remaining hunks in the file
d - do not stage this hunk nor any of the remaining hunks in the file
+ g - select a hunk to go to
+ / - search for a hunk matching the given regex
j - leave this hunk undecided, see next undecided hunk
J - leave this hunk undecided, see next hunk
k - leave this hunk undecided, see previous undecided hunk
This lets you review what will be committed (i.e. between
HEAD and index).
-Bugs
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-The interactive mode does not work with files whose names contain
-characters that need C-quoting. `core.quotepath` configuration can be
-used to work this limitation around to some degree, but backslash,
-double-quote and control characters will still have problems.
-
SEE ALSO
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linkgit:git-status[1]