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Git add

feature · part of Git

Git add stages changes so they are included in the next commit. Git keeps a staging area (the index) separate from the working directory: you edit files, stage exactly what you want with git add, then commit the staged snapshot. 'git add .' stages all new and modified files under the current directory; individual files can be staged by path.

git add notebook.ipynb   # stage one file
git add .                # stage everything in this directory

If a dubious ownership error occurs (the repository directory is owned by another user, common on mounted drives and cloud compute instances), add the safe.directory exception Git suggests, then re-run git add.

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