git add with patterns and directories - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to add all files in the current directory to the staging area.

Git

git add [1]

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A-A

B.

C*

D--all

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using git add -A which is valid but not the simplest here.

Using * which may not work as expected in all shells.

The dot . means the current directory, so git add . stages all files here.

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medium

Complete the command to add all files with the .txt extension in the current directory.

Git

git add [1]

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A*.tx

B*.text

C*.txt

D*.doc

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using wrong file extensions like *.text or *.doc.

The pattern *.txt matches all files ending with .txt.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to add all files inside the src directory.

Git

git add [1]

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Asrc/

Bsrc/*

Csrc

Dsrc\

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using backslash \ which is for Windows paths.

Using src without slash which may work but is less explicit.

Using src/ correctly specifies the directory to add all files inside it.

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hard

Fill both blanks to add all .js files in the app directory and its subdirectories.

Git

git add [1]/[2]

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Aapp

B*.js

C**/*.js

Dapp/**/*.js

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using app/**/*.js as one token which is invalid here.

Using *.js which matches only files in the top directory.

app is the directory, and **/*.js matches all .js files recursively inside it.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to add all .css files in the styles directory, excluding files in styles/temp.

Git

git add [1]/[2] && git reset [3]/temp/*.css

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Astyles

B**/*.css

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using different directory names in blanks.

Trying to exclude files with git add only.

First, add all .css files recursively in styles with **/*.css. Then reset (unstage) files in styles/temp to exclude them.