Difference between git add -A and git add

Question

Both commands are used to add all the changed files, But is there any difference between these two

git add -A

and

git add .

Answer 1

git add -A Adds all new, changed and deleted files to the staging area

git add . Adds new and changed files to the staging area but not deleted files

git add -u Adds all changed and deleted files to the staging area but will not add new files

Hope this helps :)