How to add multiple files in git for a single commit?

Question

I made changes to two files in different directory, How can I add the two files for a single commit. can I do like, add the first, then change the directory to second file and add the second file finally do the commit. Is this going to work?

Answer 1

You can add all the files using

git add file1.txt folder/file2.txt file3.txt file4.txt file5.txt

And the commit your the files you wish to commit.

git commit file1.txt folder/file2.txt file3.txt -m"I committed file1.txt folder/file2.txt"

You will have added

• file1.txt
• folder/file2.txt
• file3.txt
• file4.txt

to staging area and then commited with the same message.

• file1.txt
• folder/file2.txt
• file3.txt

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Note that files are added or committed in the same format