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What git add . does

git add .: Stage every change for the next commit.

The git command page covers what it does in general, with an example.

gitadd.
  • git— command — track changes to your project and share them
  • add— subcommand — stage changes for the next commit
  • .— the current folder: every change inside it
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What it does when you run it

$ git add .
$ git status
On branch main
Changes to be committed:
	new file:   notes.txt
	new file:   todo.md
	new file:   a.txt
	new file:   old.txt
	new file:   names.txt
	new file:   script.sh
	new file:   log.txt
	new file:   projects/web/index.html
	new file:   projects/web/app.js
	new file:   app.js
	new file:   myfolder/keep.txt

Run it yourself

The same files. Nothing here can break, and nothing leaves your browser.

Where you use it

Explain other commands

ls -larm -rfmkdir -pgrep -rnicat … | grepfind -namechmod +xecho > file

Written by Mikhail Kuzmitskii