You can also stage all your modified files with one click by using the stage all + (plus) button at the top of the Changes section. To stage changes when you're ready, select the + (plus) button on each file you want to stage, or right-click a file and then select Stage.

Staged files: These files have changes that will be added to the next commit.Īs you do your work, Visual Studio keeps track of the file changes to your project in the Changes section of the Git Changes window.

Modified files: These files have changes since your last commit, but you haven't yet staged them for the next commit.

Unmodified files: These files haven't changed since your last commit.

These changes are equivalent to what you would see when you enter the git status command in the command line: Git tracks file changes in your repo as you work, and separates the files in your repo into three categories. Or, you can work locally with no provider at all. While this article references GitHub repositories, you can work remotely with the Git provider of your choice, such as GitHub or Azure DevOps.

The core part of any Git workflow is modifying files and committing the changes in those files. Applies to: Visual Studio Visual Studio for Mac Visual Studio Code

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