You might find `git add -N` ("--intent-to-add") useful. It's an extra step, yes, but it allows you to e.g. view the content of new files with `git diff` without

You might find `git add -N` ("--intent-to-add") useful. It's an extra step, yes, but it allows you to e.g. view the content of new files with `git diff` without actually staging the content for commit, and will allow you to stage that file during `git add -p`.