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Posted by Jake Nisenboim
Jake Nisenboim
3,374 Points

Git Commit

The question is asking me to commit the file.

I tried both 'git commit index.html' 'git commit -a' 'git commit index.html -m "Changes"'

I am unsure why it is telling me it is the wrong command ?

EDIT: The answer is simply 'git commit -m "Message"'

Why is that the case that I need not specify the file?

1 Answer

Cena Mayo
Cena Mayo
55,236 Points

Hi Jake,

When you 'git add' a file, Git starts tracking it, so it knows when a file/files have been changed. 'Git commit' basically says: look at the files being tracked, and commit the ones that've changed since the last commit.

There's a really good free book on Git that discusses this in more detail.

Best, Cena

Jake Nisenboim
Jake Nisenboim
3,374 Points

Awesome, thank you !