git-stage

View documentation for the original command

$ tldr git add

git stage [options] [pathspec]

pathspec
    Specifies the files or directories to be staged. Can be a specific file, a directory, or a wildcard pattern.

-u, --update
    Update the index only where the pathspec matches what is already known in the index. This removes as well as modifies index entries to match the working tree, but adds no new files.

-A, --all
    Update the index not only where the pathspec matches what is already known in the index but also add new files that the user hasn't told git about yet.

-n, --dry-run
    Don't actually add the file(s), just show if they exist and/or will be added.

-v, --verbose
    Be verbose.

The git-stage command is not a standard Git command. It's generally used as an alias or a custom script to simplify the usage of git add. It likely aims to make staging files more user-friendly, possibly by providing shortcuts for common git add options, improving readability of the command line, or providing a more intuitive interface for selecting files to stage. The exact functionality will depend on the specific implementation of the alias or script.

Since git-stage is not a core Git command, its behavior can vary significantly depending on how it was defined. It can be configured to stage specific file types, ignore certain files, or execute additional commands before or after staging.

Users should consult their Git configuration or the script definition to understand the exact behavior of their git-stage command.

Since 'git stage' is a custom alias or script, its behavior is not standardized and can vary widely across different Git configurations.

The implementation of 'git stage' likely involves a shell script or a Git alias that wraps the 'git add' command with specific options or logic. To understand its behavior, inspect the alias definition (using 'git config --get alias.stage') or examine the script content.

Git aliases are configured in the .gitconfig or .git/config files. To define or modify a 'git stage' alias, you can use the 'git config' command:
git config --global alias.stage 'add -i'

git add(1), git reset(1), git commit(1), git status(1)