Differences between git add and git stage?
I know that "git add [file(s)]", lets git to track (version control) specified list of file(s). But it seems we could use the same command instead of "git stage [file(s)]" which add file(s) to the list of nominated files for the next commit (snapshot). So what is the technical differences between functionality of "git add" and "git stage"? It is not rational to think about these two as git identical options/commands or consider "stage" as a redundant or non-necessary one.
Many thanks in advance for any clarification.
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I know that "git add [file(s)]", lets git to track (version control) specified list of file(s). But it seems we could use the same command instead of "git stage [file(s)]" which add file(s) to the list of nominated files for the next commit (snapshot). So what is the technical differences between functionality of "git add" and "git stage"? It is not rational to think about these two as git identical options/commands or consider "stage" as a redundant or non-necessary one.
Many thanks in advance for any clarification.
git git-bash
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I know that "git add [file(s)]", lets git to track (version control) specified list of file(s). But it seems we could use the same command instead of "git stage [file(s)]" which add file(s) to the list of nominated files for the next commit (snapshot). So what is the technical differences between functionality of "git add" and "git stage"? It is not rational to think about these two as git identical options/commands or consider "stage" as a redundant or non-necessary one.
Many thanks in advance for any clarification.
git git-bash
asked Jan 18 at 6:10
amirfgamirfg
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I know that "git add [file(s)]", lets git to track (version control) specified list of file(s). But it seems we could use the same command instead of "git stage [file(s)]" which add file(s) to the list of nominated files for the next commit (snapshot). So what is the technical differences between functionality of "git add" and "git stage"? It is not rational to think about these two as git identical options/commands or consider "stage" as a redundant or non-necessary one.
Many thanks in advance for any clarification.
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There aren't any. As the manual page says,
GIT-STAGE(1) Git Manual GIT-STAGE(1)
NAME
git-stage - Add file contents to the staging area
SYNOPSIS
git stage args...
DESCRIPTION
This is a synonym for git-add(1). Please refer to the documentation of
that command.
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
Git 2.20.1 12/15/2018 GIT-STAGE(1)
If you look at the source code – the built-in command list in git.c – you'll also see that they map to the same function and therefore are identical:
static struct cmd_struct commands = {
{ "add", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
...
{ "stage", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
...
};
(You can also look at the cmd_add() function itself, and verify that it does not check what name it has been called by.)
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There aren't any. As the manual page says,
GIT-STAGE(1) Git Manual GIT-STAGE(1)
NAME
git-stage - Add file contents to the staging area
SYNOPSIS
git stage args...
DESCRIPTION
This is a synonym for git-add(1). Please refer to the documentation of
that command.
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
Git 2.20.1 12/15/2018 GIT-STAGE(1)
If you look at the source code – the built-in command list in git.c – you'll also see that they map to the same function and therefore are identical:
static struct cmd_struct commands = {
{ "add", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
...
{ "stage", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
...
};
(You can also look at the cmd_add() function itself, and verify that it does not check what name it has been called by.)
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There aren't any. As the manual page says,
GIT-STAGE(1) Git Manual GIT-STAGE(1)
NAME
git-stage - Add file contents to the staging area
SYNOPSIS
git stage args...
DESCRIPTION
This is a synonym for git-add(1). Please refer to the documentation of
that command.
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
Git 2.20.1 12/15/2018 GIT-STAGE(1)
If you look at the source code – the built-in command list in git.c – you'll also see that they map to the same function and therefore are identical:
static struct cmd_struct commands = {
{ "add", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
...
{ "stage", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
...
};
(You can also look at the cmd_add() function itself, and verify that it does not check what name it has been called by.)
answered Jan 18 at 6:35
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There aren't any. As the manual page says,
GIT-STAGE(1) Git Manual GIT-STAGE(1)
NAME
git-stage - Add file contents to the staging area
SYNOPSIS
git stage args...
DESCRIPTION
This is a synonym for git-add(1). Please refer to the documentation of
that command.
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
Git 2.20.1 12/15/2018 GIT-STAGE(1)
If you look at the source code – the built-in command list in git.c – you'll also see that they map to the same function and therefore are identical:
static struct cmd_struct commands = {
{ "add", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
...
{ "stage", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
...
};
(You can also look at the cmd_add() function itself, and verify that it does not check what name it has been called by.)
answered Jan 18 at 6:35
grawitygrawity
239k37506561
There aren't any. As the manual page says,
GIT-STAGE(1) Git Manual GIT-STAGE(1)
NAME
git-stage - Add file contents to the staging area
SYNOPSIS
git stage args...
DESCRIPTION
This is a synonym for git-add(1). Please refer to the documentation of
that command.
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
Git 2.20.1 12/15/2018 GIT-STAGE(1)
If you look at the source code – the built-in command list in git.c – you'll also see that they map to the same function and therefore are identical:
static struct cmd_struct commands = {
{ "add", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
...
{ "stage", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
...
};
(You can also look at the cmd_add() function itself, and verify that it does not check what name it has been called by.)
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