Tracked
- Git course
- Beginner
- Lesson 42/80
- 4 min
Learn the tracked file state.
What is a tracked file?
Files that Git monitors are called tracked files. If a file has been committed before or added to the staging area, Git includes it in the tracking process. When you modify a tracked file, Git can detect the change.
# A change in a tracked file
README.mdTracked files can have states such as committed or modified over time.
Committed and modified states
The committed state means that the current version of a file exists in a commit in Git history. When you edit the file, its working copy differs from the committed version and Git detects it as modified. You can stage the change with git add and create a new commit.
# Stage the change
git add README.mdThe file continues to be tracked throughout this process.
Practice Prepare a change for a new commit
You modified the previously committed profile.html file. Write the command that stages this change.
Starter code
# Değişikliği sahneye ekleSample solution
# Değişikliği sahneye ekle
git add profile.htmlExpected output
git add profile.html
Questions and answers
Review the lesson questions together with their answers. To test yourself, solve the lesson interactively.
1 What is the state of a previously committed file after you make a change that has not been committed yet?
- New repository
- Ignored
- Untracked
- Modified Correct answer
Explanation: The file is already tracked, so it is not untracked. A change after the last commit makes it modified.
2 Stage a modified file
git add ____git add README.mdExplanation: The <code>git add README.md</code> command stages the change in the tracked file.
3 Tracked file states
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
Tracked |
Monitored by Git |
Committed |
Recorded in commit history |
Modified |
Changed after the last commit |
git status |
Displays file states |