How can I stage and commit all files, including newly added files, using a single command?

Solution 1:

Does

git add -A && git commit -m "Your Message"

count as a "single command"?

Edit based on @thefinnomenon's answer below

To have it as a git alias, use:

git config --global alias.coa "!git add -A && git commit -m"

and commit all files, including new files, with a message with:

git coa "A bunch of horrible changes"

Explanation

From git add documentation:

-A, --all, --no-ignore-removal

Update the index not only where the working tree has a file matching but also where the index already has an entry. This adds, modifies, and removes index entries to match the working tree.

If no <pathspec> is given when -A option is used, all files in the entire working tree are updated (old versions of Git used to limit the update to the current directory and its subdirectories).

Solution 2:

This command will add and commit all the modified files, but not newly created files:

git commit -am  "<commit message>"

From man git-commit:

-a, --all
    Tell the command to automatically stage files that have been modified
    and deleted, but new files you have not told Git about are not
    affected.

Solution 3:

Not sure why these answers all dance around what I believe to be the right solution but for what it's worth here is what I use:

1. Create an alias:

git config --global alias.coa '!git add -A && git commit -m'

2. Add all files & commit with a message:

git coa "A bunch of horrible changes"

NOTE: coa is short for commit all and can be replaced with anything your heart desires

Solution 4:

I use this function:

gcaa() { git add --all && git commit -m "$*" }

In my zsh config file, so i can just do:

> gcaa This is the commit message

To automatically stage and commit all files.