Saving a snapshot with git add and git commit
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A
Quick Questions
Shade in the A or B circle for each question.
1. Which command stages a file called main.py so it is ready for the next snapshot?
2. Which command records a snapshot of your staged files with a message?
3. What is the correct order to save your work as a snapshot?
4. Which commit message is clearer for future developers?
5. True or false: git add saves a permanent snapshot in the repository history.
B
Match the Pairs
Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.
| Left column | Right column | |
|---|---|---|
| 1git add main.py | Agit add . | |
| 2git commit -m "Add login check" | BStages the changes in main.py so they are included in the next snapshot | |
| 3Stage every changed file in the folder so all of them go into the next snapshot | CThe message is vague. It does not explain what changed, so the project history is hard to understand later. | |
| 4A clear commit message says what changed, written in a short present-tense phrase | DSaves a snapshot of the staged files in the repository history with a message | |
| 5git commit -m Add login check | Egit commit -m "Fix score calculation bug" | |
| 6git commit -m "stuff" | FThe message is not wrapped in quotes, so git reads Add, login and check as separate arguments instead of one message. |
C
Definitions
git commit -m "message"
D
Fill in the Blanks
Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.
1.
git ___ main.py
2.
git add main.py
git ______ -m "Add login check"
3.
git commit __ "Fix score bug"
4.
git add _
git commit -m "Update scoring"
5.
git add report.py
___ commit -m "Add header"
E
Spot the Error
Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.
Question 1
A
git status
B
git ad main.py
C
git commit -m "Add login form"
Question 2
A
git add main.py
B
git status
C
git commit "Fix tax bug"
Question 3
A
git status
B
git add report.txt
C
git commit -m Add summary
Question 4
A
git status
B
git commit data.csv
C
git commit -m "Add scores"
Question 5
A
git status
B
git add app.py
C
git add notes.txt
D
git commit -m
Answer Key
Saving a snapshot with git add and git commit
Section A: Quick Questions
Q1
B — git add main.py
Q2
A — git commit -m "Add login check"
Q3
A — git add first, then git commit -m
Q4
B — git commit -m "Fix divide by zero in average"
Q5
A — False - git add only stages changes
Section B: Match the Pairs
Q1
git add main.py → Stages the changes in main.py so they are included in the next snapshot
Q2
git commit -m "Add login check" → Saves a snapshot of the staged files in the repository history with a message
Q3
Stage every changed file in the folder so all of them go into the next snapshot → git add .
Q4
A clear commit message says what changed, written in a short present-tense phrase → git commit -m "Fix score calculation bug"
Q5
git commit -m Add login check → The message is not wrapped in quotes, so git reads Add, login and check as separate arguments instead of one message.
Q6
git commit -m "stuff" → The message is vague. It does not explain what changed, so the project history is hard to understand later.
Section C: Definitions
Q1
git commit -m "message" — Records a snapshot of the files you staged with git add, saving it in the repository history with a short message that explains what changed.Section D: Fill in the Blanks
Q1
git add main.pyQ2
git add main.py
git commit -m "Add login check"Q3
git commit -m "Fix score bug"Q4
git add .
git commit -m "Update scoring"Q5
git add report.py
git commit -m "Add header"Section E: Spot the Error
Q1
B — The command is misspelled. Staging a file uses git add, so the line should be git add main.py.
Q2
C — The -m flag is missing. Without it git does not read the text as a message. It should be git commit -m "Fix tax bug".
Q3
C — A message with spaces must be wrapped in quotes. Without them git only takes Add as the message. It should be git commit -m "Add summary".
Q4
B — Files are staged with git add, not git commit. Line 2 should be git add data.csv. The commit then records the staged snapshot with a message.
Q5
D — The -m flag needs a message after it. It should be git commit -m "Update app" so the snapshot is saved with a short description.