[verse]
'git add' [-n] [-v] [--force | -f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p]
[--edit | -e] [--all | [--update | -u]] [--intent-to-add | -N]
- [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--] [<filepattern>...]
+ [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--ignore-missing] [--]
+ [<filepattern>...]
DESCRIPTION
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ignored files were explicitly specified on the command line, `git add`
will fail with a list of ignored files. Ignored files reached by
directory recursion or filename globbing performed by Git (quote your
-globs before the shell) will be silently ignored. The `add` command can
+globs before the shell) will be silently ignored. The 'git add' command can
be used to add ignored files with the `-f` (force) option.
Please see linkgit:git-commit[1] for alternative ways to add content to a
-n::
--dry-run::
- Don't actually add the file(s), just show if they exist.
+ Don't actually add the file(s), just show if they exist and/or will
+ be ignored.
-v::
--verbose::
them, do not abort the operation, but continue adding the
others. The command shall still exit with non-zero status.
+--ignore-missing::
+ This option can only be used together with --dry-run. By using
+ this option the user can check if any of the given files would
+ be ignored, no matter if they are already present in the work
+ tree or not.
+
\--::
This option can be used to separate command-line options from
the list of files, (useful when filenames might be mistaken
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
+ q - quit; do not stage this hunk nor any of the remaining ones
+ a - stage this hunk and all later hunks in the file
+ d - do not stage this hunk nor any of the later 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