Make Changes (Review edits and craft a commit transaction)

Question 0

$ git diff

Answer 0

Shows the file differences not yet staged.

Question 1

$ git status

Answer 1

Lists all new or modified files to be committed.

Question 2

$ git add [file]

Answer 2

Snapshots the file in preparation for versioning.

Question 3

$ git diff –staged

Answer 3

Shows file differences between staging and the last file version.

Question 4

$ git reset [file]

Answer 4

Unstages the file, but preserves it’s contents.

Question 5

$ git commit -m “[descriptive message]”

Answer 5

Records file snapshots permanently in version history.