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Databases

Posted by Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar
Courses Plus Student 1,287 Points

why is git commit -a -m "commit" 'not working all of the chnges to repositories in the staging area?

why is

git commit -a -m "commit"

not working all of the chnges to repositories in the staging area?

3 Answers

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

The -a flag will only add changed files that were already in the repository, and skip new files that were created but not added yet. If you have new files you'll need to use the "git add -A" or "git add ." command to add them before committing.