World 1: Save Points

Read git status

You will learn: how to read git status, long and short.

The problem

Five files changed. Some are in the box. Some are not. Which ones will your next commit save?

Watch

~/diary $ git statusOn branch mainChanges to be committed:  (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)        new file:   about.html        modified:   index.htmlChanges not staged for commit:  (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)  (use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)        modified:   style.cssUntracked files:  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)        notes.txt        todo.txt

git status sorts your changes into groups. Green lines are in the box. Red lines are not in the box yet.

Try it

Tap every green line: the files in the box.

Tap every line that is in the box.

~/diary $ git status

0 of 2 found

Watch

~/diary $ git status -sA  about.htmlM  index.html M style.css?? notes.txt?? todo.txt

git status -s gives the short version. Each line starts with two letters. Left letter: the box. Right letter: your folder.

Try it

Find the untracked files: new files Git isn’t watching yet. They start with ??.

Tap every untracked line.

~/diary $ git status -s

0 of 2 found

Check

You run git add style.css. How does its short line change?

You did it!

You can now read git status, long and short.

Go deeper (optional)

Letters you will see: A added, M modified, D deleted, R renamed. MM: part is in the box, part is still in the folder. git status -sb adds your name on top.

~/diary $ git status -sb## mainA  about.htmlM  index.html M style.css?? notes.txt?? todo.txt