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git add -p with new file

From
AAriel <asgit@dsgml.com>
Date
Dec 7, 2016, 01:18 UTC
Message-ID
<alpine.DEB.2.11.1612062012540.13185@cherryberry.dsgml.com>
If you do git add -p new_file it says:
No changes.

Which is a rather confusing message. I would expect it to show me the content of the file in patch form, in the normal way that -p works, let me edit it, etc.

(Note: I am aware I can do -N first, but when I specifically enter the name of a new file I feel it should figure out what I mean.)

 	-Ariel
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  15. git add -p with unmerged files (was: git add -p with new file)Stephan Beyer, Dec 13, 2016
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