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git-stage:tldr:442c6

git-stage: Add a file to the index.
$ git stage ${filename}
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The command "git stage" is not a valid Git command. The correct command to stage a file for commit in Git is "git add".

If you are referring to the "git add" command with the placeholder "${filename}", it is used to add a specific file to the staging area in Git. The staging area in Git is a place where you can prepare and organize your changes before committing them. Once a file is staged, it is marked as ready to be included in the next commit.

To use the "git add" command, you would replace "${filename}" with the actual name of the file you want to stage. For example, if you have a file named "index.html" that you want to stage, you would execute the command "git add index.html". This will add the "index.html" file to the staging area.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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