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Raedawn Long
6,943 PointsHow to add the file chapter1.txt to the staging area for committing?
Hello, I put > git add "chapter1.txt" but continue to get question incorrect.
3 Answers
Antonio De Rose
20,882 Pointsyou are actually adding files into git, when you do so, you cannot use them as strings,, when you use them as strings, that is only for messages like git commit -m 'anything of you like'
but for this time git add chapter1.txt
David Patrick
6,065 PointsAnswer: git add chapter1.txt
Raedawn Long
6,943 PointsThanks Antonio!
Stephanie Czetli
13,180 PointsStephanie Czetli
13,180 PointsThank you Antonio for pointing out a subtle difference between the add and commit commands: add -> do NOT use quotes around file name and extension commit -> USE quotes around file name and extension
That really helped me out with this challenge question!