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
+
This lets you review what will be committed (i.e. between
HEAD and index).
+Bugs
+----
+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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