title = Capturing the status quo cards = file-new file-delete commit-auto [description] So far, you have made commits using a pretty convenient command, which captures the complete working directory as it is in a commit. See how the card says something about "add"? Let's try using that one again! (Only pay attention to the white, actual files for now!) [setup] echo a > a echo b > b echo c > c git add . git commit -m "Initial commit" git commit -m "Nothing changed" --allow-empty [win] # Make a single commit where you modify a file ... git show --name-status --oneline | grep '^M ' # ... add a new file ... git show --name-status --oneline | grep '^A ' # ... and delete a file. git show --name-status --oneline | grep '^D '