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• Add untracked files with --patch

Add untracked files with --patch howto

• If you run git add --intent-to-add <file>, the specified untracked file will be added to the index, but not its content.

$ echo hello > target-file
$ git add --patch
No chagnes.
$ git add --intent-to-add target-file
$ git add --patch
index e69de29..ce01362 100644
--- a/sub1/target-file
+++ b/sub1/target-file
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hello

# Mark all files including untracked to add
git add --intent-to-add --all