tldr/pages/common/hg-add.md

hg add

Adds specified files to the staging area for the next commit in Mercurial.

• Add files or directories to the staging area:

hg add {{path/to/file}}

• Add all unstaged files matching a specified pattern:

hg add --include {{pattern}}

• Add all unstaged files, excluding those that match a specified pattern:

hg add --exclude {{pattern}}

• Recursively add sub-repositories:

hg add --subrepos

• Perform a test-run without performing any actions:

hg add --dry-run