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I tried the following command:
git commit path/to/my/file.ext -m 'my notes'
And received an error in Git version 1.5.2.1:
error: pathspec '-m' did not match any file(s) known to git.
error: pathspec 'MY MESSAGE' did not match any file(s) known to git.
Is that incorrect syntax for a single file or directory commits?
Your arguments are in the wrong order. Try
git commit -m 'my notes' path/to/my/file.ext, or if you want to be more explicit,git commit -m 'my notes' -- path/to/my/file.ext.Incidentally, Git v1.5.2.1 is 4.5 years old. You may want to update to a newer version (1.7.8.3 is the current release).