The Git index, along with the need to use the "git add" command before performing a commit, is often a source of confusion for beginners. These "git add" examples will make things clear.

The message for the first commit (bc78354) hasn't changed. The line bc78354 retains its original commit message. Git created a new commit message with its own unique identifier (2f2fe99) with the ...

Engineer Jeff Palmer has published a comprehensive and interactive graph ' Git: An Interactive History' about the development history of Git.