Committing specific parts of a file in Git

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How can I commit only part of a file in git

I have made several changes to a file and have also added it to the git index. While committing the file I realized that I actually have changes which should go in separate commits with other files.

Is there a way to commit only specific parts of this file in Git?

score 18 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 23 '09 at 09:42

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Use:

git add -i

to add files interactively. This will allow you to stage only the parts of the files you wish to commit. More info here, and a decent tutorial here.

answered Jul 23 '09 at 09:42

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You can also run 'git add --patch' to skip directly to selecting hunks. – William Pursell Jul 26 '09 at 14:11

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 23 '09 at 09:40

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Use git gui, it can add only specific parts of a file to the index. I think you can do it using git add -i (interactive mode) too, but I've never used it.

answered Jul 23 '09 at 09:40

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For me "git gui" is easier to use than "git add --interactive". – Jakub Narębski Jul 23 '09 at 17:40
Just tried --interactive and got completely lost. git gui did it for me, nice and easy! :) – Brendon Muir Apr 19 '11 at 03:15

Committing specific parts of a file in Git

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