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Development Tools Git Basics Getting Started With Git Commitment Therapy

Posted by Matt Bloomer
Matt Bloomer
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git commit

Do I not use git commit when committing something?

1 Answer

geoffrey
geoffrey
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geoffrey
geoffrey
28,736 Points

Firstly you need the file you are working on to be tracked, this way changements you do on your files are tracked.

As you've probably seen, you can achieve this by using the git add nameOfyourFile command. At this step, the file is in what we call the "staging area". Then only you can commit the file you want with the git commit -a -m "your message" command** (the a flag means all files between).