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James Nelson
23,956 PointsGit commit
I am watching the GIT basics videos and am on the step 'Committing Changes'. Once I have committed and write a message, I press enter however by doing so I am just given a new line. Is there a ctrl * button I should be entering to add my message successfully?
I am using terminal on mac
4 Answers
Casey Clayton
16,708 PointsThe synax of it should be this
git commit -m "Your message here"
Then run a git status and what is highlighted in green is what has been added to the next commit.
James Barnett
39,199 Points> How do I commit Specific files then?
That's not how git works.
Committing changes via Git is done in 4 basic steps
- add file to be tracked
- make changes to a file
- commit changes
- push commits to repository
If you are still confused I'd suggest you review how git works either by re-watching the video or by checking out the git immersion tutorial.
James Nelson
23,956 PointsAhhh ok. How do I commit Specific files then? Is it git commit 'filename' -m "Your'e message here"
Casey Clayton
16,708 PointsA specific file would be committed like this
git add filenamehere
Then you would run the commit after you have added the files you want. I would keep going with the Git videos on here as all this is covered.
martin Kattam
Courses Plus Student 14,718 PointsWhy is git commit -a -m "Your message here" wrong and git commit -m "Your message here" correct for the challenge task?