Question

I’m trying to commit all files in a directory, using the git commit -a “added some change” command.

I’m working on Mac OS X, Leopard.

After I submit the command, the Terminal responds with:

fatal: Paths with -a does not make sense.

Could someone please tell me if there’s anything I’m doing wrong?

Answer 1

In git one uses the -m option to add a message. -a means all thus commits all changed files

type in your terminal:

git add -a -m "Added some change"

For future problems see

git commit -h

(... omitted output)
-m, --message <message>
                      commit message
(... omitted output)
Commit contents options
-a, --all             commit all changed files
(... omitted output)