git - How do I prevent files from being sent to the staging area?

Question

I am working on a project that relates several files, some of which I want to add toa git repository and some of which I do not. By running git add . I would add all my files with untracked changes into the staging area, what if I want to run that command in such a way that all the files with untracked changes EXCEPT those I do not want to sent to the staging area are to be sent to the staging area from now on, such that I do not have to type all the files one by one.

Kind regards.

Answer 1

check gitignore

A gitignore file specifies intentionally untracked files that Git should ignore. Files already tracked by Git are not affected