Stage files in the repository and commit it

Open the Git bash.

Open your repository in which the file is present to be staged, in the terminal by running the commands “cd <repository name>”, then “dir”.

You will see the README.md file present in the repository.

Do some changes in the README.md file by editing it in the notepad or VS code. After the changes, It will now become unstaged.

Before committing, you have to stage this file.

Run the command “git status”. You can see the file which is not staged. It is red in colour.

Run the command “git add README.md”, then “git status”.

You can now see that the README.md file is staged. It is green in colour.

To commit the file, Run the command “git commit -m <A comment>”
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You have to give a meaningful comment so that it can verify why you have committed this file.

Run the command “git status”. You can see that the file has been committed.