In git add --patch you can do `e` to edit the hunk interactively, and this help comment appears: # To remove '-' lines, make them ' ' lines (context).

In git add --patch you can do `e` to edit the hunk interactively, and this help comment appears: # To remove '-' lines, make them ' ' lines (context). # To remove '+' lines, delete them. # Lines starting with # will be removed. I wish tig would have a line-by-line marking feature that would do just that behind the scenes, to make it more accessible.