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git add Command (Git)

Stage changes for the next commit: whole files, all changes, or selected hunks with -p.

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Syntax

git add [-A] [-p] [PATHSPEC...]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`.`	Everything under the current directory.
`-A`	All changes, including deletions, in the whole repository.
`-p`	Choose hunks interactively.
`-u`	Only already-tracked files.

Examples

Stage one file

git init -q -b main app && cd app
echo '# Shop' > README.md
git add README.md && git commit -q -m 'Initial commit'
echo a > a.txt; echo b > b.txt
git add a.txt
git status -s

Output

A  a.txt
?? b.txt

Run this on your computer — see “Get Started” for setup.

Stage everything, including a deletion

git init -q -b main app && cd app
echo '# Shop' > README.md
git add README.md && git commit -q -m 'Initial commit'
echo a > a.txt; rm README.md
git add -A
git status -s

Output

D  README.md
A  a.txt

Run this on your computer — see “Get Started” for setup.

git status · Show which files are staged, modified or untracked, and how the branch relates to its upstream.
git commit · Record the staged changes as a new commit with a message; --amend rewrites the latest commit.
git restore · Discard working-tree changes to files, or unstage files, without touching other work.
Staging and Committing · tutorial

Syntax

Parameters

Examples

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