Sage-Tips

Why is my git add taking so long?

If `git add` and `git commit` take long your OS or the filesystem is slow. If you run Linux, such slowness is usually caused by having inadequate amount of RAM. Another possibility is low quality or failing storage media.

How long should git commit take?

Expected behavior: commit in the usual timeframe, usually under 10 seconds, even for large commits. Actual behavior: commit takes 5 minutes or more.

Is git add required before commit?

The git add command adds files to the staging area whereas the git commit command will write changes to the repository permanently. In Git, there exists an intermediate step before commit which does not exist in other version control systems.

How do I remove a file from a git add?

1. In order to remove some files from a Git commit, use the “git reset” command with the “–soft” option and specify the commit before HEAD.
2. To remove files from commits, use the “git restore” command, specify the source using the “–source” option and the file to be removed from the repository.

How do you add all changes not staged for commit?

10 Answers. You can do git add -u so that it will stage the modified and deleted files. You can also do git commit -a to commit only the modified and deleted files. Note that if you have Git of version before 2.0 and used git add . , then you would need to use git add -u .

Are more commits better?

The bigger the commits the more likely you are to have merge conflicts, and the harder they are to resolve. No one is stopping you from committing your work every couple minutes or once a week.

Why does GitHub take so long to update?

The first time you generate your site it will take about 10 minutes for it to show up. Subsequent builds take only seconds from the time you push the changes to your GitHub repository. However, depending on how your have your domain configured, there may be extra time for the CDN cache to break.

Do you have to git add every time?

You don’t need to use git add every time you commit, git commit -am “message” will add to the commit everything that has been modified.

Do you git add every time?

The git add command should not be confused with svn add , which adds a file to the repository. Instead, git add works on the more abstract level of changes. This means that git add needs to be called every time you alter a file, whereas svn add only needs to be called once for each file.

Why does Git take so long to load?

If `git add` and `git commit` take long your OS or the filesystem is slow. If you run Linux, such slowness is usually caused by having inadequate amount of RAM. Another possibility is low quality or failing storage media. Some people try to use NTFS partition for storage but in my experience…

How long should the first line of a git commit be?

A standard that a lot of people use it to use the first line as a summary of the changes in the commit, and to keep it at a max of 50 characters in length so that it can fit when using git log –oneline –graph.

How to fix git status is not working?

Your commands look correct (I’ve done them many times that way). First try git add –all and then try git status. I don’t think that will solve it, but worth trying next. Next try looking at your .gitignore file, if you have one (in the top level where you did git init).

How to revert back to the last commit in Git?

If you have not committed anything after committing .sqlite3 database, BACKUP EVERYTHING (IMPORTANT) and try “git reset HEAD^”. This command will revert you back to the last commit. If you have too many commits after the .sqlite3 commit, try Olga’s answer.