git add -p -p, --patch Interactively choose hunks of patch between the index and the work tree and add them to the index. This giv

git add -p -p, --patch Interactively choose hunks of patch between the index and the work tree and add them to the index. This gives the user a chance to review the difference before adding modified contents to the index. This effectively runs add --interactive, but bypasses the initial command menu and directly jumps to the patch subcommand. See “Interactive mode” for details.