Git add | add files to git
This command adds the working directory changes to the staging area. It allows to include the updates to a particular file in the next commit.
Git add doesn't affect the repository until you run git commit.
Git add files
It adds files to the staging area. We can add single or multiple files at once in the staging area.
git add <File name>
git add newfile.txt
Add multiple files together by Wildcard
git add *.java
Git Add All
This command adds all the files at once in the staging area.
git add -A
OR
git add .
Add all New and Updated Files Only
Git allows us to stage only updated and newly created files at once by ignore removal option.
git add --ignore-removal
Add all Modified and Deleted Files
There is another option that is available in Git, which allows us to stage only the modified and deleted files.
git add -u