git add

git-add, add file contents to the index.

• https://git-scm.com/docs/git-add
• git add --help

Steps: git add -> git commit -> git push

Example

git add .
(not output)

git add . -v
add 'your_new_file'

touch README.md
git add README.md
git commit -m "add README"
git push -u origin master

Selected files:

git add your-first-file your-second-file

git add 
fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
git init
Initialized empty Git repository in /private/path/to_dir/.git/

git add .
fatal: this operation must be run in a work tree

git add -A

git add --all

Related terms

• Make Local Changes and Update remote Repositories
• git status
• git rm
• git commit -a

Activities

• How to commit to remote branch

See also

• git add, git add -A, git add --help