The Add Interactive Command

The git add -i command

Let’s demonstrate how you might want to use this with a simple example:

1	mkdir lgthw_add_i
2	cd lgthw_add_i
3	git init
4	echo 'This is file1' > file1
5	echo 'This is file2' > file2
6	git add file1 file2
7	git commit -am 'files added'
8	cat > file1 << END
9	> Good change
10	> This is file1
11	> Experimental change
12	> END
13	cat > file2 << END
14	> All good
15	> This is file2
16	> END

Now run the following, and input the characters (or just “enter”/“return”) at the appropriate points:

17	git add -i
18	What now> p
19	Patch update>> 1

Note that in the next line, you only need to input the “enter”/“return” key. Just hit “return”.

20	Patch update>>
21	Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,/,s,e,?]? s
22	Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,/,s,e,?]? y
23	Stage this