Git Add
git add
is a command that is used to stage changes in a Git repository. It allows you to select specific files or changes that you want to include in the next commit.
To use git add
, you will need to specify the files or changes that you want to stage. This can be done using file names or patterns, such as git add file.txt
or git add *.txt
. You can also use the git add .
command to stage all changes in the current directory and its subdirectories.
Add Files to Git
Here is an example of how to use git add
:
$ git add file.txt $ git add *.txt $ git add .
Once you have staged the changes you want to include in the next commit, you can use the git commit
command to commit the changes to the repository.
Git add only stages Changes
git add
only stages changes, it does not actually make any changes to the files in your repository. To apply the staged changes to your files, you will need to use the git commit
command.
Git Add Only Effect Local Repository
git add
is a local command, which means that it only affects the repository on your local machine. It does not send the staged changes to a remote repository, such as GitHub.
Git Add can stage multiple times
You can use the git add
command multiple times to stage changes in different files or directories. Each time you run git add
, the changes you specify will be staged and added to the list of changes that will be included in the next commit.
Revert Git Add
f you want to unstage changes that you have previously staged with git add
, you can use the git reset
command. This will remove the changes from the staging area, allowing you to make further changes or start over.
Stage Changes of Individual Lines
The git add
command has a number of options that allow you to customize its behavior. For example, you can use the -p
option to interactively choose which changes to stage, or the --patch
option to stage changes made to individual lines within a file.
Git Add to Stage Changes of Specific Directory
You can use the git add
command to stage changes in a specific directory or subdirectory by specifying the directory name as an argument. For example, git add mydirectory
will stage all changes in the mydirectory
directory and its subdirectories.
Temporary Store Changes
The git add
command can be used in combination with other Git commands, such as git diff
and git stash
, to manage changes in your repository. For example, you can use git stash save
to temporarily store changes and git stash apply
to apply the changes later.