Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: >> Perhaps the latter is not advertised well enough? "add -p" does not >> even page so it is not very useful way to check what is being added >> if you are adding a new file (unless you are doing a toy example to >> add a 7-line file). > > I use "add -p" routinely for my final add-and-sanity-check,... > ... To me they are all tools in the toolbox, and I can pick the one that > works best in any given situation, or that I just feel like using that > day. Oh, there is no question about that. I was just pointing out that "add -p" is not the "one that works best" when dealing with a path that is not yet even in the index.