Can we stage all files using "git add" command, except some specific files ?

Hi,

Look below :

arup@linux-wzza:~/Rails/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/ arup@linux-wzza:~/Rails/app> git add -A arup@linux-wzza:~/Rails/app> git status # On branch master # # Initial commit # # Changes to be committed: # (use "git rm --cached <file>..." to unstage) # # new file: .gitignore # new file: Gemfile # new file: Gemfile.lock # new file: README.rdoc # new file: Rakefile # new file: app/assets/images/.keep # new file: app/assets/javascripts/application.js # new file: app/assets/javascripts/upload.js.coffee # new file: app/assets/stylesheets/application.css # new file: app/assets/stylesheets/upload.css.scss # new file: app/controllers/application_controller.rb # new file: app/controllers/concerns/.keep # new file: app/controllers/upload_controller.rb # new file: app/helpers/application_helper.rb # new file: app/helpers/upload_helper.rb # new file: app/mailers/.keep # new file: app/models/.keep # new file: app/models/concerns/.keep # new file: app/models/picture.rb # new file: app/views/layouts/application.html.erb # new file: app/views/upload/get.html.erb # new file: app/views/upload/show.html.erb # new file: bin/bundle # new file: bin/rails # new file: bin/rake # new file: bin/spring # new file: config.ru # new file: config/application.rb #....................... #........................... arup@linux-wzza:~/Rails/app> git rm --cached .gitignore rm '.gitignore' arup@linux-wzza:~/Rails/app> git rm --cached bin/bundle rm 'bin/bundle'

Now, you can see, I have staged all the files first using *git add -A*, then _unstaging_ those I don't want to _stage_ right now. Now can this be done, in the *staging* time ? I mean any way to tell `git add` command, that add all the files from the current directory, except some specific files. What I want this is, some times I have at least 30 files, whereas I want to _stage_ say, 20 files, not the rest 10. During _staging_ can I tell *git add* the same. I used *git add -h*, which didn't show me any such hints about my need.

On di, 2014-05-27 at 00:33 +0630, Arup Rakshit wrote:

No, there is no such option to do that, but you could use git add --interactive and use its interface to quickly pick the files you want to add.

On Monday, May 26, 2014 10:23:22 PM you wrote:

Hi,

I tried it also.. But just didn't get it, how to use,, lots of options 1,2,3 etc .. :)

If you don't want an specific file, but you neither the .gitignore, just use .git/info/exclude file for project specific or $HOME/.config/git/ignore for user level.

Anyway, this is all in man gitignore

[1] Git ignore man page: http://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore Javier Domingo Cansino

2014-05-26 21:27 GMT+02:00 Arup Rakshit <aruprakshit@rocketmail.com>:

On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 5:06 AM, Javier Domingo Cansino <javierdo1@gmail.com> wrote:

This is actually better. 'git add' does not allow to specify exclude patterns in command line (more convenient then editing .gitignore) like ls-files. Perhaps we should add it for one-shot exclusion?

On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 12:06:34 AM you wrote:

Hum. That I know, but I show that in my post, just as an example. Here question was other files, not _.gitignore_. Anyway, I understand now, that I am looking for is not available in Git. The way, I was doing, is the only way to do it.

Thanks for your reply.

On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 1:03 AM, Arup Rakshit <aruprakshit@rocketmail.com> wrote:

Try "git add -A :/ :!<pattern1> :!<pattern2>" which basically says add all files in repo _except_ those that match pattern1, or pattern2... I assume you can classify "the rest 10" because there's no way to express "Adding all except the rest 10".