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Development Tools Git Basics Getting Started With Git The Staging Area

Craig Curtis
Craig Curtis
19,985 Points
Posted by Craig Curtis
Craig Curtis
19,985 Points

touch fileX, edit fileX, git commit -m "Do I need to add before commit?"

I edited in nano, and did 'git commit -m "Add filex"' Checked with 'git log' to see commit changes, and it showed up...

So is 'git add fileX' unnecessary? Is it automagically handled by 'git commit' ?

1 Answer

deckey
deckey
14,630 Points
deckey
deckey
14,630 Points

Hi Craig, git commit won't magically add the file, no. Use git status to see what files will be included if committed (also called staged/unstaged) If you want to commit a file, you need to do git add on it first, it will show up green in console if git status is called. Then you can git commit

hope it helps, good luck!