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Mastering the Surgical Commit
February 19, 2026
Ever find yourself halfway through a feature only to realize you've fixed three unrelated bugs and formatted the whole file? Instead of using git add ., try using git add -p. This patch mode lets you review every single change, or hunk, individually. You can decide to stage it, skip it, or even manually edit the hunk if you only want to commit a specific line. It’s a game-changer for keeping your pull requests clean and your commit history readable.