X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-add.txt;h=35e67a06e4248182c05c98b4b9b421bb3e02940a;hb=da060c67ae5653e5bc59196ff3dbedb7f8faa594;hp=4af3a9b0d78d70d101196326d4c6fbadd743b924;hpb=db1a4bc168f951ba23eba5bbcdb42fc683feb657;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt index 4af3a9b0d..35e67a06e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-add.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt @@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ git-add - Add file contents to the index SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [-u] [--] ... +[verse] +'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p] [-u] [--refresh] + [--] ... DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -28,28 +30,30 @@ you must run 'git add' again to add the new content to the index. The 'git status' command can be used to obtain a summary of which files have changes that are staged for the next commit. -The 'add' command can be used to add ignored files with `-f` (force) -option, but they have to be explicitly and exactly specified from the -command line. File globbing and recursive behaviour do not add ignored -files. +The 'git add' command will not add ignored files by default. If any +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 +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. OPTIONS ------- -...:: +...:: Files to add content from. Fileglobs (e.g. `*.c`) can be given to add all matching files. Also a leading directory name (e.g. `dir` to add `dir/file1` and `dir/file2`) can be given to add all files in the directory, recursively. --n:: +-n, \--dry-run:: Don't actually add the file(s), just show if they exist. --v:: +-v, \--verbose:: Be verbose. -f:: @@ -57,14 +61,25 @@ OPTIONS -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() + information in the index. \--:: This option can be used to separate command-line options from @@ -192,16 +207,16 @@ patch:: 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. @@ -211,14 +226,21 @@ diff:: 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 -------- -gitlink:git-status[1] -gitlink:git-rm[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 ------ @@ -230,4 +252,4 @@ Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list . GIT --- -Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite +Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite