From bce2f0dd276460fb66f8591c9022c6604672e1ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: KarthikSiddarth <iamkarthiksiddarth@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 18:08:19 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Note/git add u (#287)

* add note about 'git add -u '

* run doctoc

* add note about copying folder

* add space b/w -- and folder name

also mention, this can be done for files

* add 'file' in the title

* add node on using pathspec

* run doctoc

* fix small errors

* run doctoc

* remove 'my-branch' text
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 README.md | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 00fe8cf..44be4b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ All commands should work for at least git version 2.13.0. See the [git website](
       - [Final Step: Pushing your changed repo history](#final-step-pushing-your-changed-repo-history)
     - [I need to change the content of a commit which is not my last](#i-need-to-change-the-content-of-a-commit-which-is-not-my-last)
   - [Staging](#staging)
+    - [I want to stage all tracked files and leave untracked files](#i-want-to-stage-all-tracked-files-and-leave-untracked-files)
+      - [To stage part of tracked files](#to-stage-part-of-tracked-files)
     - [I need to add staged changes to the previous commit](#i-need-to-add-staged-changes-to-the-previous-commit)
     - [I want to stage part of a new file, but not the whole file](#i-want-to-stage-part-of-a-new-file-but-not-the-whole-file)
     - [I want to add changes in one file to two different commits](#i-want-to-add-changes-in-one-file-to-two-different-commits)
@@ -562,6 +564,24 @@ will do the rest of the work for you.
 
 ## Staging
 
+<a href="#i-want-to-stage-all-tracked-files-and-leave-untracked-files"></a>
+
+### I want to stage all tracked files and leave untracked files
+
+```sh
+$ git add -u
+```
+
+#### To stage part of tracked files
+
+```sh
+# to stage files with ext .txt
+$ git add -u *.txt
+
+# to stage all files inside directory src
+$ git add -u src/
+```
+
 <a href="#i-need-to-add-staged-changes-to-the-previous-commit"></a>
 ### I need to add staged changes to the previous commit
 
@@ -1595,7 +1615,7 @@ $ rm -rf .git/modules/submodulename
 ### Copy a folder or file from one branch to another
 
 ```sh
-$ (my-branch)$ git checkout <branch-you-want-the-directory-from> -- <folder-name or file-name>
+$ git checkout <branch-you-want-the-directory-from> -- <folder-name or file-name>
 ```
 
 ### Restore a deleted file