SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [-u] [--refresh]
+'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p] [-u] [--refresh]
[--] <filepattern>...
DESCRIPTION
globs before the shell) will be silently ignored. The 'add' command can
be used to add ignored files with the `-f` (force) option.
-Please see gitlink:git-commit[1] for alternative ways to add content to a
+Please see linkgit:git-commit[1] for alternative ways to add content to a
commit.
-i, \--interactive::
Add modified contents in the working tree interactively to
- the index.
+ the index. Optional path arguments may be supplied to limit
+ operation to a subset of the working tree. See ``Interactive
+ mode'' for details.
+
+-p, \--patch::
+ Similar to Interactive mode but the initial command loop is
+ bypassed and the 'patch' subcommand is invoked using each of
+ the specified filepatterns before exiting.
-u::
Update only files that git already knows about. This is similar
to what "git commit -a" does in preparation for making a commit,
except that the update is limited to paths specified on the
- command line. If no paths are specified, all tracked files are
- updated.
+ command line. If no paths are specified, all tracked files in the
+ current directory and its subdirectories are updated.
\--refresh::
Don't add the file(s), but only refresh their stat()
and the working tree file and asks you if you want to stage
the change of each hunk. You can say:
- y - add the change from that hunk to index
- n - do not add the change from that hunk to index
- a - add the change from that hunk and all the rest to index
- d - do not the change from that hunk nor any of the rest to index
- j - do not decide on this hunk now, and view the next
- undecided hunk
- J - do not decide on this hunk now, and view the next hunk
- k - do not decide on this hunk now, and view the previous
- undecided hunk
- K - do not decide on this hunk now, and view the previous hunk
+ y - stage this hunk
+ n - do not stage this hunk
+ 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
+ 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
+ K - leave this hunk undecided, see previous hunk
+ s - split the current hunk into smaller hunks
+ ? - print help
+
After deciding the fate for all hunks, if there is any hunk
that was chosen, the index is updated with the selected hunks.
See Also
--------
-gitlink:git-status[1]
-gitlink:git-rm[1]
-gitlink:git-reset[1]
-gitlink:git-mv[1]
-gitlink:git-commit[1]
-gitlink:git-update-index[1]
+linkgit:git-status[1]
+linkgit:git-rm[1]
+linkgit:git-reset[1]
+linkgit:git-mv[1]
+linkgit:git-commit[1]
+linkgit:git-update-index[1]
Author
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GIT
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-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite