Adding Files to a Git Repository in the MPLAB® X IDE
Last modified by Microchip on 2024/06/24 06:35
To start tracking a new file or to stage changes to an already tracked file in the Git repository, you need to add it to the repository.
Choose between these two workflows:
Workflow Description | Explicitly add new or modified files to the Index and then commit only those that are staged in the Index to the HEAD | Skip adding new or modified files to the Index and commit the required files directly to the HEAD |
---|---|---|
Workflow Steps | 1. In the Projects window, right-click the file you want to add. | 1. In the Projects window, right-click the file you want to commit. |
2. In the context menu, choose Git>Add.This adds the file contents to the Index before you commit it. | 2. In the context menu, choose Git>Commit. | |
3. In the Projects window, right-click the file you want to commit. | 3. In the Commit dialog box, select the Select the Changes between HEAD and Working Tree ( ![]() | |
4. In the Commit dialog box, select the Changes between HEAD and Index ( ![]() | 4. Commit the file(s) as described in "Committing Sources to a Git Repository". | |
5. Commit the file(s) as described in "Committing Sources to a Git Repository". | N/A |