What is the fastest way to unstage parts of a new file in git?

Question

When I want to split up a new file into several commits I can git add -N and then interactively stage lines using git gui. When I make a m

Answer 1

From the command line type:

git reset -p

This will let you selectivelty unstage hunks from the index using the standard command-line interface for managing hunks.. This is the opposite of git add -p.

UPDATE

OK, it would appear that you cannot selectively stage different hunks when the file is new. Given that git-gui and the standard git hunk editor both do not allow this, it probably isn't possible.