add untracked/changed items to a git repository before doing a commit and/or sending upstream

git status --porcelain | awk '{print $2}' | xargs git add

Uses the --porcelain option, which is garanteed to be stable among git versions and configurations - also, is way easier to parse.

Sample Output

$ git status
# On branch master
# Changes not staged for commit:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#	modified:   a
#
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
#	c
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

$ git status --porcelain | awk '{print $2}' | xargs git add

$ git status
# On branch master
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
#
#	modified:   a
#	new file:   c
#

By: brandizzi

2012-09-05 18:07:26

awk xargs

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add untracked/changed items to a git repository before doing a commit and/or sending upstream

I came up with this because I don't have a problem remembering the big major changes I made deep inside my tree for a specific feature or bugfix but always manage to forget the trivial stuff I tweaked or touched along the way that needs to get pushed as well. Show Sample Output
This is sample output - yours may be different.
```
bash-3.2$ git status|awk '/modified:/ { printf("git add %s\n",$3) }; NF ==2 { printf("git add %s\n",$2) }'
git add Android/
git add Docs/
bash-3.2$bash-3.2$ git status
# On branch dev
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
#
#       new file:   Android/.classpath
#       new file:   Android/.project
#       new file:   Android/AndroidManifest.xml
```
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git status|awk '/modified:/ { printf("git add %s\n",$3) }; NF ==2 { printf("git add %s\n",$2) }'|sh

jetdillo · 2012-09-03 00:09:04 3

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What do you think?

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