GIT-STAGE(1) Git Manual GIT-STAGE(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

git-stage - Add file contents to the staging area

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
git stage <arg>...
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This is a synonym for [**git-add**(1)](/man/os/git/git-add.1). Please refer to the documentation of that command.

# [GIT](#GIT)

Part of the [**git**(1)](/man/os/git/git.1) suite

2026-06-29 Git 2.55.0

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Document: git-stage(1) from git 2.55.0-r10 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git.git