Any difference between git add . and git add --all?

Question

Is there any difference between:

git add .

and

git add --all

?

possible duplicate of [Difference between "git add -A" and "git add ."](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/572549/difference-between-git-add-a-and-git-add) — Nick Volynkin, Jun 25 '15 at 02:49

xdazz · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-11T04:00:28.957

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git add --all will add the deleted file too (removing files from index that are no longer in the working tree), while git add . does not.

For new files and files already tracked in current working tree:

git add .

For only files already tracked in current working tree:

git add -u

For new files, files already tracked in current working tree, and remove files from index that are no longer in the working tree:

git add -A

or

git add --all

edited Apr 11 '14 at 04:00

answered Apr 11 '14 at 03:52

xdazz

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Nit pick: it can't "add" the deleted files. It removes them. – Adrian Ratnapala Apr 11 '14 at 03:53
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@AdrianRatnapala:add the deletion of these files to the index. – eckes Apr 11 '14 at 06:21

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered May 25 '20 at 18:32

The accepted answer is valid for Git 1.x. But for Git versions from 2.0 and above, following is the difference:

git add .

Adds, modifies and removes index entries/files in the current directory and its subdirectories.

While

git add -all

And

git add -A

Adds, modifies and removes all index entries/files to match the entire working tree of the repository.

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