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Baishali Chetia
Baishali Chetia
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Posted by Baishali Chetia
Baishali Chetia
1,149 Points

how to commit and add a message on git?

is this how to commit and add a new message on git? git commit -a -m "Added a mission statement to README"

2 Answers

Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points
Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points

Hiya there! I always make sure i keep my unstaging and committing separate coz in staging , i've more control over files/changed files and directories.

Thats how you add files to staging

$ git add *

This is how commit with message:

$ git commit -m "Initial Commit"

But both can be done with a single command:

$ git commit -a -m "Initial Commit"
Nicholas Grenwalt
Nicholas Grenwalt
46,626 Points
Nicholas Grenwalt
Nicholas Grenwalt
46,626 Points

Yeah, until you are completely comfortable with how git works I'd do it in stages like Ari mentioned. It will help you internalize what each command is really doing. And then you can get into combining the options later.