How to add specific files in git by their number in git status?

Question

I often encounter the following scenario:

modified:   assembly/main.debug.s
modified:   ../src/cd/Config.java
modified:   ../src/cd/memoization/cfg/SubgraphFinder.java
modified:   ../src/cd/memoization/cfg/SubgraphMap.java
modified:   ../src/cd/profiler/Profile.java
modified:   ../test/cd/test/TestSamplePrograms.java
modified:   ../../notes/20150521.txt

Here I have a bunch of files and I want to include them in different commits. What I do so far is to do a bunch of git add <pathspec> followed by a respective git commit. The <pathspec> is what annoys me. Is there something like the following?

1 modified:   assembly/main.debug.s
2 modified:   ../src/cd/Config.java
3 modified:   ../src/cd/memoization/cfg/SubgraphFinder.java
4 modified:   ../src/cd/memoization/cfg/SubgraphMap.java
5 modified:   ../src/cd/profiler/Profile.java
6 modified:   ../test/cd/test/TestSamplePrograms.java
7 modified:   ../../notes/20150521.txt

git magic 2,3,5 -m "My super simple commit"

Answer 1

Example repo:

I'm using an example repo with four files: a, b, c, d.
Here a is tracked, changed and staged; b is tracked, changed and not staged; c in untracked and staged; d is just untracked.

External tool: git-number

When run without arguments, 'git number' runs 'git status' and attach a unique number for each line of filename printed by 'git status', and it will 'remember' this number-to-filename association. When run with arguments, like this:

$ git number <any git command> [one or more numbers or git options/args]

'git number' will run that and subtitute all the numbers to their equivalent filenames. Non-numeric argument are passed intact to git.

This is available with other commands.

External tool: SCM Breeze

SCM Breeze is a set of shell scripts (for bash and zsh) that enhance your interaction with git. It integrates with your shell to give you numbered file shortcuts, a repository index with tab completion, and many other useful features.

SCM Breeze utilizes keyboard shortcuts and aliases to work with git files by number:

Ctrl + x, c => git_add_and_commit - add given files (if any), then commit staged changes

Ctrl + x, Space => git_commit_all - commit everything

git add:

$ ga 1

git diff:

$ gd 2

git reset:

$ grs 3

git commit:

$ gco 4

Native way with git add -i

git add -i

From Git reference:

-i
--interactive
Add modified contents in the working tree interactively to the index. Optional path arguments may be supplied to limit operation to a subset of the working tree. See “Interactive mode” for details.

You can remember this as -intuitive, because the interface is really intuitive. Well, at least to hardcore Vim users.

Opening the interactive mode:

Adding (staging) a tracked file:

Adding an untracked file:

See the changes:

If you're stuck in the middle of adding, hit Return with an empty string.

Note:

If you're confused with the appearance and coloring: I've been using iTerm2 + zsh + oh-my-zsh.