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Git for Writers: Making a Commit

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Palabra: Tips and Tools for 21st Century Writers

A guide for writers, to use version tracking, revision control, repository storage and collaboration software.

Making a Commit

Explain what making a commit does.

Check Status

Explain how to check status (to see which files are staged).

git status

Explain response from Git.

# On branch master
#
# Initial commit
#
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git rm --cached <file>---" to unstage)
#
#   new file:   filename.html
#   new file:   filename2.html

Commit Staged Files

Explain how to commit all staged files. Explain what the -m flag means.

git commit -m"I added a new paragraph"

Explain response from Git.

2 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

Stage and Commit in One Step

Explain how to stage and commit all changed file at once.

git commit -am"I made a lot of changes"