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  • okilydokily
    okilydokily
    12,105 Points

    Does git commit -a also include files that have never been added to the staging area?

    Posted November 7, 2018 7:46am by okilydokily
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    2 Answers

  • Arikaturika Tumojenko
    Arikaturika Tumojenko
    8,897 Points

    git commit -m "Add new project files" - where was the comment added? I'm confused

    Posted December 10, 2017 4:47pm by Arikaturika Tumojenko
    Arikaturika Tumojenko
    8,897 Points
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    0 Answers

  • Jenna Malone
    Jenna Malone
    7,173 Points

    Why "Change file1" and "Changing file2"

    Posted October 23, 2017 12:18pm by Jenna Malone
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    1 Answer

  • A X
    A X
    12,842 Points

    What is the Staging Area in Laymen's Terms?

    Posted January 3, 2017 4:26am by A X
    A X
    12,842 Points
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    1 Answer

  • jayshi
    jayshi
    5,950 Points

    'touch' command wont work

    Posted November 14, 2016 1:34am by jayshi
    jayshi
    5,950 Points
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    2 Answers

  • Sebastian Eguez
    Sebastian Eguez
    8,248 Points

    When do we git commit w/ "-a"?

    Posted September 5, 2016 4:25pm by Sebastian Eguez
    Sebastian Eguez
    8,248 Points
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  • john larson
    john larson
    16,594 Points

    the git interface...

    Posted March 20, 2016 2:52am by john larson
    john larson
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  • Craig Curtis
    Craig Curtis
    19,985 Points

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

    Posted March 2, 2016 4:11am by Craig Curtis
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    19,985 Points
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    1 Answer

  • Andrei Punei
    Andrei Punei
    14,051 Points

    Lf will be replaced by CRLF in index.html

    Posted February 21, 2016 11:18am by Andrei Punei
    Andrei Punei
    14,051 Points
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    2 Answers

  • Anthony c
    Anthony c
    20,907 Points

    This course would have benefited from using an example web page instead of nano text files.

    Posted January 2, 2016 6:32pm by Anthony c
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    20,907 Points
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    1 Answer

  • Charlie Kelson
    Charlie Kelson
    1,994 Points

    Quiz Question: " Now let's commit all the changes we made to the staging area." misleading?

    Posted November 13, 2015 11:57pm by Charlie Kelson
    Charlie Kelson
    1,994 Points
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    3 Answers

  • Ivan Solodov
    Ivan Solodov
    1,552 Points

    how do i exit the nano editor?

    Posted June 15, 2015 6:58pm by Ivan Solodov
    Ivan Solodov
    1,552 Points
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    1 Answer

  • Steven Barron
    Steven Barron
    6,380 Points

    I am still confused as to where the files and repositories go on my machine, after I create them. Where are they stored?

    Posted April 9, 2015 3:43am by Steven Barron
    Steven Barron
    6,380 Points
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    1 Answer

  • leo ruelas
    leo ruelas
    2,694 Points

    So do we add files like website files we've been working on to Git so people can see what we're working on?

    Posted March 20, 2015 2:02am by leo ruelas
    leo ruelas
    2,694 Points
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    2 Answers

  • akhil maddu
    akhil maddu
    1,422 Points

    what is Staging Area?

    Posted December 27, 2014 6:16am by akhil maddu
    akhil maddu
    1,422 Points
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    1 Answer

  • Luiz Carlos
    Luiz Carlos
    15,714 Points

    Treehouse console not show "" and ~

    Posted December 4, 2014 12:31pm by Luiz Carlos
    Luiz Carlos
    15,714 Points
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    1 Answer

  • Nigel Yoshida
    Nigel Yoshida
    5,957 Points

    Commiting changes to staging area

    Posted November 4, 2014 12:32am by Nigel Yoshida
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    5,957 Points
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  • Emmanuele Massimi
    Emmanuele Massimi
    7,420 Points

    Git add FILE && git commit vs git commit -a

    Posted October 13, 2014 3:11pm by Emmanuele Massimi
    Emmanuele Massimi
    7,420 Points
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    1 Answer

  • sdfngsdlfkjnsdf
    sdfngsdlfkjnsdf
    8,389 Points

    removing directories in git

    Posted March 18, 2014 9:10pm by sdfngsdlfkjnsdf
    sdfngsdlfkjnsdf
    8,389 Points
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