Git: list only "untracked" files (also, custom commands)
Is there a way to use a command like git ls-files to show only untracked files?
The reason I'm asking is because I use the following command to process all deleted files:
git ls-files -d | xargs git rm
I'd like something similar for untracked files:
git some-command --some-options | xargs git add
I was able to find the -o option to git ls-files , but this isn't what I want because it also shows ignored files. I was also able to come up with the following long and ugly command:
git status --porcelain | grep '^??' | cut -c4- | xargs git add
It seems like there's got to be a better command I can use here. And if there isn't, how do I create custom git commands?
To list untracked files try:
git ls-files --others --exclude-standard
Nice alias for adding untracked files:
au = !git add $(git ls-files -o --exclude-standard)
Edit: For reference: git-ls-files
If you just want to remove untracked files, do this:
git clean -df
add x to that if you want to also include specifically ignored files. I use git clean -dfx a lot throughout the day.
You can create custom git by just writing a script called git-whatever and having it in your path.
git add -A -n will do what you want. -A adds all untracked files to the repo, -n makes it a dry-run where the add isn't performed but the status output is given listing each file that would have been added.