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git add

Relax. We'll talk through this in plain words — no textbook voice.

git add is the command used to move changes from the Working Directory into the Staging Area. It tells Git to include these changes in the next commit.

bash

# Stage a single file
git add filename.txt

# Stage all changes in the current directory
git add .

You should see

(The file(s) are added to the staging area. You can check with git status)

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