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GitHub for Windows: How to commit only a part of the file?


I am new in GitHub for Windows. I learn how to commit a single change. But i don't understand how can i commit only a part of file. On GitHub for Mac you can just select the line.

How can i do it on GitHub for Windows?


Solution

  • Update: January 2015, 14th: Partial commits in GitHub for Windows:

    The newest release of GitHub for Windows supports selecting lines or blocks of changes when creating a commit. Simply click the desired lines in the gutter, create the commit, and leave the other changes for you to continue working on.

    https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/359239/5745722/ab3d336e-9bdf-11e4-8001-fc7316e8155b.gif

    The GitHub post adds what I mentioned in my original answer below:

    For people familiar with the command line, this change is similar to interactive staging using git add -i or git add -p.


    (Original answer: Aug. 2013)

    From GitHub for Windows, you can open the console, and type:

    git add -p -- path/to/your/File
    

    You will then be able to stage exactly what you want from that file.

    git add --patch:

    Interactively choose hunks of patch between the index and the work tree and add them to the index.
    This gives the user a chance to review the difference before adding modified contents to the index.