World 1: Save Points

The Box

You will learn: how to save only the files that are ready.

The problem

You changed 3 files. Only 1 is ready. How do you save just that one?

Watch

Git has a box. It is called the staging area. Ready changes go in the box.

Watch

git add index.html puts one file in the box.

Try it

Tap a file, then tap a box. Or drag it.

Drop here

Drag only the ready file into the box.

Try it

Working folder

Staging area

Empty

Repository

1 save point
Add README

Now type the command yourself.

Hint

Type git add index.html, then press Enter.

Watch

A commit takes a photo of the box. Only what is inside gets saved.

Predict

You run git commit now. Which files are saved?

Check

~/diary $ git add index.html~/diary $ git statusOn branch mainChanges to be committed:  (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)        new file:   index.htmlUntracked files:  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)        about.html        style.css

In git status, green means “in the box”. Red means “not yet”.

You did it!

You can now save only what is ready.

Go deeper (optional)

git add -p saves only part of a file. git restore --staged takes a file out of the box.

~/diary $ git add index.html~/diary $ git status -sA  index.html?? about.html?? style.css~/diary $ git restore --staged index.html~/diary $ git status -s?? about.html?? index.html?? style.css