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Ruby

Posted by Vic G
Vic G
Courses Plus Student 390 Points

Ruby - "Git add ." doesn't work

Hi everyone, this may seem silly but i'm on the video 'push to github' and in the first minute i am asked to type "git add ." but the cmd screen doesnt move, it just sits there.

is this expected? or is it bcos i am on windows ? or...

thanks heaps :)

1 Answer

Damion McDunn
Damion McDunn
2,758 Points
Damion McDunn
Damion McDunn
2,758 Points

(I haven't seen the vid, but yes, thats normal)

git add . adds the file (or with the ".", all updated files) to the stage. Think of it like gathering the files together that you want to move to the repository. Next, you need to actually commit them, which kind of checks-in your change set. to do so, use git commit -m "include a short note of what you did here between quotes"

then do your git push origin master to send your change set (your commit) to github.

good luck.

ps if you want to see the difference before and after the add ., use git status before you add something, then after, and you'll see the console say "changes not staged for commit", then after you add, it will say "changes to be committed". That's how you know your add worked.