Git Git Staging and Commits

Question 1

What is the staging area (index) in Git?

Accepted Answer

An intermediate area where changes are prepared before being committed

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The remote repository

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The working directory

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A temporary branch used during merges

Question 2

Which command stages only specific hunks of a modified file interactively?

Accepted Answer

git add -p <file>

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git add -i <file>

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git stage --hunks <file>

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git add --selective <file>

Question 3

What does `git commit --amend` do?

Accepted Answer

Modifies the most recent commit by adding staged changes or editing its message

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Creates a new branch from the last commit

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Reverts the last commit

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Squashes the last two commits

Question 4

What is the effect of `git commit -a`?

Accepted Answer

Automatically stages all tracked modified files and commits them

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Commits all files in the repository including untracked ones

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Amends the previous commit

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Commits with an empty message

Question 5

How do you unstage a file that was added with `git add`?

Accepted Answer

git restore --staged <file>

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git remove <file>

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git unstage <file>

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git reset HEAD <file>

Question 6

Which command shows the difference between the working directory and the staging area?

Accepted Answer

git diff

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git diff --staged

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git diff HEAD

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git status -v