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📦 git add = Stage Changes

Changed files need staging. git add stages changes for commit. Select what to commit, commit later.

📝 Git Add Commands

# Stage all changes
git add .

# Stage specific file
git add file.txt

# Stage multiple files
git add file1.txt file2.txt

# Stage all .js files
git add *.js

# Stage interactive (choose changes)
git add -i

# Stage patch (part of file)
git add -p

# Stage with interactive patch
git add -p file.txt

# Stage all files (including new)
git add -A

# Stage all files (except .gitignore)
git add .

🎯 Interactive Staging

# Interactive mode
git add -i

# Patch mode (stage specific changes)
git add -p file.txt
# y - stage this hunk
# n - don't stage this hunk
# s - split this hunk
# e - manually edit hunk
# q - quit

# Stage only specific lines
git add -p

# Unstage file
git reset HEAD file.txt

# View staged changes
git diff --staged

💡 Workflow

• Make changes to files
• git status (see changed files)
• git add (stage changes)
• git status (verify staged)
• git commit -m “message” (commit)