I'm fairly new to git and most of my interaction with it has been via the IntelliJ Idea IDE. But sometimes I use a command line. In one directory I did "git init", "git add files", and "git commit".

To grok Git, it’s a good idea to get to know it from the command line. But even experienced Git users prefer Git clients that make Git accessible through a simple interface.

The git commit command takes all the new files in the staging area and commits them to the local repository. You use the -m option to add a message; in this case the reason for the commit was given.

Once Git has downloaded, launch the file and follow the onscreen instructions to install. You now need to configure Git, so launch a Terminal (macOS) or Command Prompt, if you’re a Windows user.

Clean working tree status After a commit, the git status will report a clean working tree. This can also be triggered by running a git clean command: $ git commit -m "Git status and working tree ...