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Git commit

feature · part of Git

Git commit records the staged changes as a snapshot in the local repository history. Each commit carries a message describing the change; clear, descriptive messages document what changed and why, which keeps the history readable when reviewing or debugging.

git commit -m "add data-cleaning step to notebook"

The first commit on a fresh machine fails until Git knows who you are: set your identity once with 'git config --global user.name' and 'git config --global user.email'.

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