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Karina Torres
Karina Torres
1,171 Points
Posted by Karina Torres
Karina Torres
1,171 Points

Too many commits

I have been working on a new repository today on a pc running Ubuntu while using the built in terminal. I noticed I have 12 commits. If I continue working on it, will I eventually have 500 commits? How can I bring that number down to one? It's really frustrating and I've deleted many repositories already trying to figure it out.

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Mark Truitt
Mark Truitt
8,758 Points
Mark Truitt
Mark Truitt
8,758 Points

Hi Karina,

The general rule is commit small and commit often. Somethings I work on will have 5-10 commits and it could be as simple is adding comments to the code, adjusting the readme etc. There is nothing wrong with having a lot of commits as long as it makes sense.

Also pushing at the end of the day is a good thing to get in a habit of or for example during a storm where power may go out, it maybe worth while to push after every commit.