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git add <files> -pallows you to do this on the command line. I use it daily.Yeah, I use it when ssh'd into a server, but it's just so awkward to use.
Sometimes it just really doesn't want to separate a hunk. Other times you want to stage all lines except one, and you have to do a million splits just to target the lines you want to keep.
It'd be far easier if you could just select the lines you want to affect. It's literally the first feature shown in lazygit's readme. I think half the reason that people use lazygit is that partial commits are so awkward to perform in most other clients.
Luckily Fork does it as well as lazygit
I still don't think it's nearly as convenient as being able to just see the changes side by side and click the one you want (or both). You can even easily modify the final outcome in the 3rd preview panel, in case you need to do a quick fix after a conflict resolution.