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Development Tools Git Basics Getting Started With Git Looking Back on What We've Done

Posted by Jason Zeall
Jason Zeall
7,860 Points

Stuck here: Add the changes I made to index.html to the staging area? Was this covered in the lesson?

Though it "git add index.html" was adding the file, what about changes made to the staging area? Man, I'm confused.

5 Answers

Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points
Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points

You will have to run git commit in order to create a record of the work you have done in the file. Add tells git to keep track of the file but does not tell it what is in side.

I think a metaphor would be like handing someone a box and telling them to keep an eye on it without telling them what is inside.

Goodluck! --Ricky

Jason Zeall
Jason Zeall
7,860 Points

Thanks Ricky. I'm through.

Husam Almarrani
Husam Almarrani
11,228 Points
Husam Almarrani
Husam Almarrani
11,228 Points

I was stuck as well, but I tried: git add index.html, and it worked. I was trying git add "index.html" -m "some message" and it didn't work.

Jeremy Barbe
Jeremy Barbe
8,728 Points
Jeremy Barbe
Jeremy Barbe
8,728 Points

the way the questions are worded in this service sometimes are confusing as !@$#%

Rodney Buljubasic
Rodney Buljubasic
Courses Plus Student 13,899 Points

I here you, glad to know I am not alone in this!! :-)

Joyline Tope
Joyline Tope
7,650 Points
Joyline Tope
Joyline Tope
7,650 Points

still not getting it... been 2hrs now

Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points
Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points

Did you add the file and commit the file?

Bryan Ramirez
Bryan Ramirez
7,938 Points
Bryan Ramirez
Bryan Ramirez
7,938 Points

I though it was commit as well but what they are looking for is --->

git add index.html