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+title: "TIL Git: Add Untracked File to Index"
+date: 2019-08-14T16:10:24+02:00
+tags:
+  - git
+categories:
+  - dgplug
+---
+Recently I was browsing through `git add`'s manual to find out how to split hunks and stage them.
+I found that there is an option called `--intent-to-add` which is pretty useful.
+Like it says, one can use it to add an untracked file to git's index but not stage the file.
+
+# Why is it useful?
+An untracked file doesn't show up in diffs and cannot be staged by hunks since nothing is in the index yet.
+So by adding it to the index, we just track it and can stage when ready.
+
+# Example
+This blog is in a git repo, so lets track the current post.
+When the file is not yet tracked, we see
+```git
+$ git status
+On branch master
+Your branch is up to date with 'origin/master'.
+
+Untracked files:
+  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+
+        content/post/shorts/TIL Use git to add untracked file to index.md
+```
+
+Now to when you add it to the index,
+```git
+$ git add --intent-to-add content/post/shorts/TIL\ Use\ git\ to\ add\ untracked\ file\ to\ index.md
+$ git status
+On branch master
+Your branch is up to date with 'origin/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)
+
+        new file:   content/post/shorts/TIL Use git to add untracked file to index.md
+
+no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
+```