The Challenge:
Create a file in your new repository, add something to that file and commit those changes to Git.
Step: Create a New File
Now that you've got a repository started, add a file to it.
Open a text editor. Now write a couple of lines of text, perhaps
say hello, and save the file as readme.txt
in the 'hello-world' folder you created in the last challenge.
Step: Status, Add and Commit Changes
Next check the status of your repository to find out if there have been changes. Below in this terminal, you should still be within the 'hello-world' you created. See if there are changes listed:
git status
Then add the file you just created to the files you'd like to commit (aka save) to change.
git add readme.txt
Finally, commit those changes to the repository's history with a short description of the updates.
git commit -m "<your commit message>"
Step: Make More Changes
Now add another line to readme.txt
and save.
In terminal, you can view the difference between the file now and how it was at your last commit.
git diff
Now with what you just learned above, commit this latest change.
Tips
- Check status of changes to a repository
git status
- View changes to files
git diff
- Add a file's changes to be committed
git add <FILENAME>
- To add all files changes
git add .
- To commit (aka save) the changes you've added with a short message describing the changes
git commit -m "<your commit message>"