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Jimmy Names
Jimmy Names
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Posted by Jimmy Names
Jimmy Names
10,371 Points

On task 5 of 6 (of the last challenge) why not use '-a' to commit all changes?

answer was;

git commit -m "blah blah blah"

But if we're asked to "commit /all/ changes" why not use the -a shortcut?

Thanks

1 Answer

William Li
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William Li
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William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Hi there.

Because the works you've done in the previous part 1-4 of the challenge have put all the changed file on the current git directory into the tracked staging, therefore, the use of -a flag is not needed.

Cheers :)

Craig Curtis
Craig Curtis
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Craig Curtis
Craig Curtis
19,985 Points

Not needed, but perhaps it could not show an error to be more helpful...