How can you combine git add patch -p mode with diff's ignore-all-space

Question

How can I do git add with patch mode but ignoring whitespace changes.

The use case is for when you\'ve reformatted a file and also made changes to it. I want to commit t

Answer 1

A more robust and versatile version of @"Justin C"s answer is:

anw = !git diff -U0 -w --no-color -- \"$@\" | git apply --cached --ignore-whitespace --unidiff-zero "#"

• With no argument - adds all tracked files' non-whitespace changes
• Given files/directories - only adds non-whitespace changes in those locations

See this answer for more.