How to stage multiple files in SourceTree?

[stolksdorf]

When I select multiple files of my GIT repository in the working tree window I can't find a way to stage all changes at once. Is there really no GUI support for staging multiple files at the same time, or am I just missing something?

[stevestreeting · Accepted solution]

You can multi-select files (Cmd-Click, Shift-Click or Cmd-A to select all) in the File Status View and drag/drop them into the upper pane to stage them all at once. Or, once you've selected them, click 'Add' or press Cmd-+ (Shift-Cmd-=).

[stolksdorf]

Thanks a lot, that works great! I should have found that myself, but I was always looking for a "stage" button or context menu option, since the buttons on the right pane for the individual files are labeled "Stage File". (I do find "stage" more descriptive than "add".)

[Deleted user]

I would second the comment that Stage is more descriptive for the button than Add. When you choose to stage a file from the "Hunk Browser" the button says Stage File. So it would make sense for it to be consistent in the button bar too.

[stevestreeting]

I may add another menu item called 'Stage' which actually performs the same action. The trouble is that just as many people would be confused by a lack of an 'Add' menu option if there was only 'Stage' - the concepts are synonymous and typically used in different contexts in Git tutorials / docs, often 'Add' for new files and 'Stage' for modifications. The command line of course uses 'Add' all the time but that's unintuitive when dealing with modifications, hence why I used stage/unstage in the hunk/file modification operations.

[Adrian von Gegerfelt]

Selecting multiple files is useless now - you can't right-click and select "stage" or "discard", and you can't click those three dots and do either.

Version 1.9 is horrible!

[Greg]

I don't know if I'd go as far as saying it's horrible, but I definitely miss this feature. Is there an alternative way to stage multiple files (aside from checking them all), or do I need to jump to the command line?

[Adrian von Gegerfelt]

Unless you want to stage ALL files at once, there is no way.

[Armin Odenkirchen]

I'm missing the old two boxes "unstaged files" and "staged filed", too. Couldn't you bring them back and combine this with the new checkboxes to stage in one click?

It's a really important feature to stage more files at once, but not all unstaged files.

[Adrian von Gegerfelt]

See my link before - it's all related to the split Staging Area view regression. You can vote on the support ticket here:

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREE-2267

[Deleted user]

Hi. Maybe I don't see this, but there is a keyboard shortcut to stage all files on Windows? Thanks!

[Adrian von Gegerfelt]

Vote for split stage area:

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREE-2267

[Pascal Scheffers]

I found it unclear as well. I had to google this answer (first hit, but still) to learn how to this very basic task.

[Adrian von Gegerfelt]

Please provide the solution you have discovered.