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@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ Initialized empty Git repository in .git/
You've now initialized the working directory--you may notice a new
directory created, named ".git". Tell git that you want it to track
-every file under the current directory with (notice the dot '.'
-that means the current directory):
+every file under the current directory (note the '.') with:
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$ git add .
@@ -59,6 +58,9 @@ $ git commit
will prompt you for a commit message, then record the current state
of all the files to the repository.
+Making changes
+--------------
+
Try modifying some files, then run
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@@ -70,19 +72,21 @@ want the updated contents of these files in the commit and then
make a commit, like this:
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-$ git add file1 file...
+$ git add file1 file2 file3
$ git commit
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This will again prompt your for a message describing the change, and then
-record the new versions of the files you listed. It is cumbersome
-to list all files and you can say `git commit -a` (which stands for 'all')
-instead of running `git add` beforehand.
+record the new versions of the files you listed.
+
+Alternatively, instead of running `git add` beforehand, you can use
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$ git commit -a
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+which will automatically notice modified (but not new) files.
+
A note on commit messages: Though not required, it's a good idea to
begin the commit message with a single short (less than 50 character)
line summarizing the change, followed by a blank line and then a more