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Git: Commit parts of a file only and interactive staging

Oct 06, 2022 · 1 min read · Post a comment

Interactive staging is a neat feature in Git that lets you be selective about which file changes to be staged.

Prerequisites

  • Git

Solution

Step 1. Go to your Git working directory, and before you stage any file(s), use:

git add -p <filename_to_be_picky_about>

or just

git add -p

Step 2. Now, Git will ask for your input (interactive mode) about which changes need to be staged.

(1/1) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,e,?]?

Step 3. Type ? and hit Enter to see what these options mean. To save you some time though:

y - stage this hunk
n - do not stage this hunk
q - quit; do not stage this hunk or any of the remaining ones
a - stage this hunk and all later hunks in the file
d - do not stage this hunk or any of the later hunks in the file
e - manually edit the current hunk
? - print help

Conclusion

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