Question

I’m getting the weirdest message it git

$ git status
# On branch master
# Changes not staged for commit:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#       modified:   folder/test.txt
#       modified:   tesitng.txt
# no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

Which one is it? If I commit now, will there be changes added to the repo as the modified message shows or will there be no changes added to commit ?

Answer 1

There are currently no changes added to the commit. You are seeing the difference between the working directory, the staging area, and the final commit in git.

http://learn.github.com/p/normal.html has details on using the staging area that fairly well illustrate what is going on.

In your case, by the way, you have two modified files, and none of those changes are staged to be part of the next commit.