stop using `git add .` (beginner - intermediate) anthony explains #078

short and sweet git pro-tip so you don't commit junk accidentally

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[StanislavSchmidt]

"-u" stands for "update", that makes it easy to remember.

According to the docs it means "update the index where there's already an entry", but I always read "git add -u" as "git add updated".

[ericng]

Contemplating every time I've done a git add .

[nexovec]

you can just do commit -am "message" directly