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HG(ADD) HG(ADD)

NAME

hg add - add the specified files on the next commit

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

include names matching the given patterns
exclude names matching the given patterns
recurse into subrepositories
do not perform actions, just print output

[+] marked option can be specified multiple times