hg add

add the specified files on the next commit

Contents

Synopsis

hg add [OPTION]... [FILE]...

Description

Schedule files to be version controlled and added to the repository.

The files will be added to the repository at the next commit. To undo an add before that, see hg forget.

If no names are given, add all files to the repository (except files matching .hgignore).

Examples:

  • New (unknown) files are added automatically by hg add:

    $ ls
foo.c
$ hg status
? foo.c
$ hg add
adding foo.c
$ hg status
A foo.c

  • Specific files to be added can be specified:

    $ ls
bar.c  foo.c
$ hg status
? bar.c
? foo.c
$ hg add bar.c
$ hg status
A bar.c
? foo.c

Returns 0 if all files are successfully added.

Options

-I, --include <PATTERN[+]>
 include names matching the given patterns
-X, --exclude <PATTERN[+]>
 exclude names matching the given patterns
-S, --subrepos recurse into subrepositories
-n, --dry-run do not perform actions, just print output

[+] marked option can be specified multiple times