"Stage selected lines" disabled for new files, but no "intent-to-add" available by default?

Question

Hi

I would like to stage only parts of a new file. "Stage selected lines" is disabled in right-click menu, but for a new file Stage Hunk == Stage File and it isn't what I want.

There's no "intent-to-add" command by default. Is "Custom Actions" the way to go here or what is the SourceTree-based process supposed to look like for this?

Ken31 · Answer

This doesn't seem to work, at least as of SourceTree 2.0.5.2.  I can add an untracked file to the index, but even when I select specific lines from it, SourceTree only shows the button to allow me to un-stage the entire file.

lkraav · Answer

Thanks, I'll try this at next opportunity

stevestreeting · Answer

You basically have to add the entire new file to the index first, then select the lines you *don't* want to be in the first commit of this file and click Unstage Selected Lines.