"git add -i" has a similar number-as-a-filename shortcut out of the box but this is much better. I do a "git status" followed by something like "$EDITOR $e1", m

"git add -i" has a similar number-as-a-filename shortcut out of the box but this is much better. I do a "git status" followed by something like "$EDITOR $e1", many times a day.