title: How to commit only modified (and not new or deleted) files?
body: <p><code>git status</code> shows a bunch of files which were modified and some which were deleted. I want to first commit the modified files and then the deleted ones. I don't see any option in <code>git add</code> that enables me to do this. How can I do it?</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT</strong>: As pointed out, <code>git add</code> wouldn't have staged the deleted files anyway, so <code>git add .</code> would do. But it has the side-effect of including files which weren't tracked, which I would also like to avoid. I have changed the title of the question accordingly.</p>