git-client> 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: lib/Range/Validator.pm no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a") git-client> git commit -a -m "initial POD to document validate function" [master a6dc557] initial POD to document validate function 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)