Re: git add -p with new file

From: Stephan Beyer <s-beyer@gmx.net>
Date: Dec 12, 2016, 20:24 UTC
Message-ID: <e60f6324-421f-3445-b2a9-02c2dd0c2688@gmx.net>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1612091322290.13185@cherryberry.dsgml.com>

Hi Ariel,

On 12/09/2016 07:26 PM, Ariel wrote:

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> On Wed, 7 Dec 2016, Duy Nguyen wrote:
>> We could improve it a bit, suggesting the user to do git add -N. But
>> is there a point of using -p on a new file?
> 
> I got into the habit of always using -p as a way of checking my diffs
> before committing,

Not commenting on the main issue here, but if you want to check your new files with a "git add -p"-like tool, you can do

	git add <untracked files>
	git reset -p

(this is unstaging, but it's still useful)

Best
  Stephan