Can we stage all files using "git add" command, except some specific files ?

Can we stage all files using "git add" command, except some specific files ?

[Arup Rakshit]

Hi,

Look below :

arup@linux-wzza:~/Rails/app> git status
# On branch master
#
# Initial commit
#
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
#       .gitignore
#       Gemfile
#       Gemfile.lock
#       README.rdoc
#       Rakefile
#       app/
#       bin/
#       config.ru
#       config/
#       db/
#       lib/
#       log/
#       public/
#       test/
#       vendor/
arup@linux-wzza:~/Rails/app> git add -A
arup@linux-wzza:~/Rails/app> git status
# On branch master
#
# Initial commit
#
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git rm --cached <file>..." to unstage)
#
#       new file:   .gitignore
#       new file:   Gemfile
#       new file:   Gemfile.lock
#       new file:   README.rdoc
#       new file:   Rakefile
#       new file:   app/assets/images/.keep
#       new file:   app/assets/javascripts/application.js
#       new file:   app/assets/javascripts/upload.js.coffee
#       new file:   app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
#       new file:   app/assets/stylesheets/upload.css.scss
#       new file:   app/controllers/application_controller.rb
#       new file:   app/controllers/concerns/.keep
#       new file:   app/controllers/upload_controller.rb
#       new file:   app/helpers/application_helper.rb
#       new file:   app/helpers/upload_helper.rb
#       new file:   app/mailers/.keep
#       new file:   app/models/.keep
#       new file:   app/models/concerns/.keep
#       new file:   app/models/picture.rb
#       new file:   app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
#       new file:   app/views/upload/get.html.erb
#       new file:   app/views/upload/show.html.erb
#       new file:   bin/bundle
#       new file:   bin/rails
#       new file:   bin/rake
#       new file:   bin/spring
#       new file:   config.ru
#       new file:   config/application.rb
#.......................
#...........................
arup@linux-wzza:~/Rails/app> git rm --cached .gitignore
rm '.gitignore'
arup@linux-wzza:~/Rails/app> git rm --cached bin/bundle
rm 'bin/bundle'


Now, you can see, I have staged all the files first using *git add -A*, then 
_unstaging_ those I don't want to _stage_ right now. Now can this be done, in 
the *staging* time ? I mean any way to tell `git add` command, that add all 
the files from the current directory, except some specific files. What I want 
this is, some times I have at least 30 files, whereas I want to _stage_ say, 20 
files, not the rest 10. During _staging_ can I tell *git add* the same. I used 
*git add -h*, which didn't show me any such hints about my need.


-- 
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Regards,
Arup Rakshit

Re: Can we stage all files using "git add" command, except some specific files ?

[Dennis Kaarsemaker]

On di, 2014-05-27 at 00:33 +0630, Arup Rakshit wrote:
> 
> Now, you can see, I have staged all the files first using *git add
> -A*, then _unstaging_ those I don't want to _stage_ right now. Now can
> this be done, in the *staging* time ? I mean any way to tell `git add`
> command, that add all the files from the current directory, except
> some specific files.

No, there is no such option to do that, but you could use git add
--interactive and use its interface to quickly pick the files you want
to add.

-- 
Dennis Kaarsemaker
www.kaarsemaker.net

Re: Can we stage all files using "git add" command, except some specific files ?

[Arup Rakshit]

On Monday, May 26, 2014 10:23:22 PM you wrote:
> On di, 2014-05-27 at 00:33 +0630, Arup Rakshit wrote:
> > Now, you can see, I have staged all the files first using *git add
> > -A*, then _unstaging_ those I don't want to _stage_ right now. Now can
> > this be done, in the *staging* time ? I mean any way to tell `git add`
> > command, that add all the files from the current directory, except
> > some specific files.
> 
> No, there is no such option to do that, but you could use git add
> --interactive and use its interface to quickly pick the files you want
> to add.

Hi,

I tried it also.. But just didn't get it, how to use,, lots of options 1,2,3 
etc .. :)

-- 
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Regards,
Arup Rakshit

Re: Can we stage all files using "git add" command, except some specific files ?

[Javier Domingo Cansino]

If you don't want an specific file, but you neither the .gitignore,
just use .git/info/exclude file for project specific or
$HOME/.config/git/ignore for user level.

Anyway, this is all in man gitignore

[1] Git ignore man page: http://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
Javier Domingo Cansino


2014-05-26 21:27 GMT+02:00 Arup Rakshit <aruprakshit@rocketmail.com>:
> On Monday, May 26, 2014 10:23:22 PM you wrote:
>> On di, 2014-05-27 at 00:33 +0630, Arup Rakshit wrote:
>> > Now, you can see, I have staged all the files first using *git add
>> > -A*, then _unstaging_ those I don't want to _stage_ right now. Now can
>> > this be done, in the *staging* time ? I mean any way to tell `git add`
>> > command, that add all the files from the current directory, except
>> > some specific files.
>>
>> No, there is no such option to do that, but you could use git add
>> --interactive and use its interface to quickly pick the files you want
>> to add.
>
> Hi,
>
> I tried it also.. But just didn't get it, how to use,, lots of options 1,2,3
> etc .. :)
>
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> Regards,
> Arup Rakshit
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Re: Can we stage all files using "git add" command, except some specific files ?

[Duy Nguyen]

On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 5:06 AM, Javier Domingo Cansino
<javierdo1@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you don't want an specific file, but you neither the .gitignore,
> just use .git/info/exclude file for project specific or
> $HOME/.config/git/ignore for user level.

This is actually better. 'git add' does not allow to specify exclude
patterns in command line (more convenient then editing .gitignore)
like ls-files. Perhaps we should add it for one-shot exclusion?

> Anyway, this is all in man gitignore
>
> [1] Git ignore man page: http://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
> Javier Domingo Cansino
-- 
Duy

Re: Can we stage all files using "git add" command, except some specific files ?

[Arup Rakshit]

On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 12:06:34 AM you wrote:
> If you don't want an specific file, but you neither the .gitignore,
> just use .git/info/exclude file for project specific or
> $HOME/.config/git/ignore for user level.
> 
> Anyway, this is all in man gitignore
> 
> [1] Git ignore man page: http://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
> Javier Domingo Cansino

Hum. That I know, but I show that in my post, just as an example. Here 
question was other files, not _.gitignore_. Anyway, I understand now, that I am 
looking for is not available in Git. The way, I was doing, is the only way to 
do it.

Thanks for your reply.

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Regards,
Arup Rakshit

Re: Can we stage all files using "git add" command, except some specific files ?

[Duy Nguyen]

On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 1:03 AM, Arup Rakshit
<aruprakshit@rocketmail.com> wrote:
> Now, you can see, I have staged all the files first using *git add -A*, then
> _unstaging_ those I don't want to _stage_ right now. Now can this be done, in
> the *staging* time ? I mean any way to tell `git add` command, that add all
> the files from the current directory, except some specific files. What I want
> this is, some times I have at least 30 files, whereas I want to _stage_ say, 20
> files, not the rest 10. During _staging_ can I tell *git add* the same. I used
> *git add -h*, which didn't show me any such hints about my need.


Try "git add -A :/ :!<pattern1> :!<pattern2>" which basically says add
all files in repo _except_ those that match pattern1, or pattern2... I
assume you can classify "the rest 10" because there's no way to
express "Adding all except the rest 10".
-- 
Duy