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: Makefile.PL modified: lib/Range/Validator.pm Untracked files: (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed) t/01-validate.t no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a") git-client> git commit -a -m "some code into validate and modified Makefile.PL" [master 580f628] some code into validate and modified Makefile.PL 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)