Re: How to "git add ." when some files are not accessible (permission denied)?

Dirk Süsserott, Sat, Mar 01, 2008 14:46:28 +0100:

Or, more generally spoken: can I tell "git add" to add only those files it 
can handle and ignore the rest? The "-f" switch doesn't work and some
exclude lists on a per file basis are not applicable for my purpose as I
don't know the files in advance.

Well, "-f" means something else (include the ignored files). It is
unfortunate, because (I think) your case fits better its traditional
meaning...

You can try the following patches, which add "--ignore-errors" to
git-add. Maybe it will be enough... It is generally considered
not safe to ignore errors.