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What is the Magit equivalent of git add [--intent-to-add] <filename> for checking a newly created file into Git?

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  • At some point, perhaps someone will put together a cheat-sheet that converts command line options (in alphabetical order) to magical Magit keboard shortcuts. It should not be necessary (in my opinion) to read the manual -- that is why G*d created an index -- i.e., read just whatever is relevant to the task at hand.
    – lawlist
    Sep 3, 2015 at 2:01
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    It doesn't map command line to magit, but there is a refcard: magit.vc/manual/magit-refcard.pdf.
    – tarsius
    Sep 3, 2015 at 15:00
  • @tarsius: It would be sensible to add a "git add" index entry pointing to the "Staging and Unstaging" node of the manual.
    – phils
    Jun 21, 2017 at 23:54

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To stage a change press s with point on any "stageable change". This includes files listed below "Untracked files" and "Unstaged changes".

You can also expand the files below "Unstaged files" using TAB (also works for many other sections) to see the hunks. You can then stage an individual hunk, again by pressing s while point is inside it.

You can even stage just parts of a hunk using the region. To do that press C-SPC to mark the beginning of the region and then n a few times to move to where the region should end.

In order to git add --intent-to-add, use C-u s.

You can also unstage, discard, reverse, and apply changes in a similar fashion. This is described in more detail in the manual. In particular see Staging and unstaging, Applying, and Sections. Staging is also covered in Getting Started.

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    s will stage a file. But how can i just add file, so that git will start tracking file but not stage all changes?
    – Chillar Anand
    Nov 12, 2015 at 11:48
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    @ChillarAnand You can now do that using C-u s.
    – tarsius
    May 24, 2016 at 22:24
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    When the git config "showUntrackedFiles = no" is set, staging with "s" is not possible as the files are not displayed. In that case @glucas answer is the way to go. i.e "magit-stage-file". For those who are wondering why would someone disabled tracking files, the workflow is common when the main repo is managed by some other vc like perforce and git is used as a local vc within the vc then in such scenario disabling tracking speeds up significantly
    – Talespin_Kit
    Jan 17, 2020 at 9:29
  • How to add all untracked files at once?
    – Emmanuel Goldstein
    Feb 2, 2021 at 4:06
  • Press s while point is on the section title "Untracked files".
    – tarsius
    Feb 2, 2021 at 9:02
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Start with magit-status, then move to the file name under the "Untracked files" heading and hit s to stage it.

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If what you're looking for is a way to add/stage a file directly from its buffer: try the command magit-stage-file. If you do that a lot you could bind it to a key.

As others have already pointed out, the more common way to stage/add files is from the magit-status buffer.

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  • magit-stage-file asks for file to stage. Doesn't directly stage it
    – sprajagopal
    Sep 5, 2017 at 15:52
  • That's not how it behaves for me. Also from the doc: "With a prefix argument or when there is no file at point ask for the file to be staged. Otherwise stage the file at point without requiring confirmation."
    – glucas
    Sep 5, 2017 at 15:54
  • Ah, I see: For a new file it does in fact prompt. If the file already exists (and you are staging changes) it does so silently. Thanks for pointing that out.
    – glucas
    Sep 5, 2017 at 15:59

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