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commit all the untracked files prior adding them to stage using "git add"

Subject: commit all the untracked files prior adding them to stage using "git add"

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2 messages between May 17, 2014 and May 18, 2014.

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Arup Rakshit· May 17, 2014, 18:28 UTC · lore

Here is the currently added files in my repository :

arup@linux-wzza:~/Rails/test_app> git status # On branch master # # Initial commit # # Untracked files: # (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed) # # .gitignore # Gemfile # Gemfile.lock # README.rdoc # Rakefile # app/ # bin/ # config.ru # config/ # db/ # lib/ # log/ # public/ # test/ # vendor/ nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

Now I am looking for a way to add those in stage and commit also in a single line. So I did below :-

arup@linux-wzza:~/Rails/test_app> git commit -m "chapter 19 of Agile Web Development with Rails" -a # On branch master # # Initial commit # # Untracked files: # (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed) # # .gitignore # Gemfile # Gemfile.lock # README.rdoc # Rakefile # app/ # bin/ # config.ru # config/ # db/ # lib/ # log/ # public/ # test/ # vendor/ nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

It did not work. Then using `git commit -h` told me, *-a* will work, for *tracked files*. Is there any way to add untracked files in stage, and commit in a single line ?

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Arup Rakshit

Tanay Abhra· May 18, 2014, 04:17 UTC · re: Arup Rakshit · lore

Re: commit all the untracked files prior adding them to stage using "git add"

Arup Rakshit <aruprakshit <at> rocketmail.com> writes:

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> Now I am looking for a way to add those in stage and commit also in a single 
> line. So I did below :-
> 
> arup <at> linux-wzza:~/Rails/test_app> git commit -m "chapter 19 of Agile Web 
> Development with Rails" -a
> # On branch master
> #
> # Initial commit
> #
> # Untracked files:
> #   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
> #
> #       .gitignore
> #       Gemfile
> #       Gemfile.lock
> #       README.rdoc
> #       Rakefile
> #       app/
> #       bin/
> #       config.ru
> #       config/
> #       db/
> #       lib/
> #       log/
> #       public/
> #       test/
> #       vendor/
> nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
> 
> It did not work. Then using `git commit -h` told me, *-a* will work, for 
> *tracked files*. Is there any way to add untracked files in stage, and

commit in

> a single line ? 
>

Hi,

git commit -a works for only modified or deleted files, but new files that you haven't told git about are not affected. What you want is,

$ git add -A && git commit -m "your message"

where git add -A adds all new files to the staging area to track. A piece of advice, you seem to be new to git, try try.github.com/ for an interactive tutorial.

Cheers, Tanay Abhra.