git diff – changes in working directory. git diff –cached – changes in staging area. git diff HEAD – changes in working directory and staging area. Also See https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log https://education.github.com/git-cheat-sheet-education.pdf https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/atlassian-git-cheatsheet
The reasons for these conventions: automatic generating of the changelog explicit commit history simple navigation through git history easier to write automated tools on top of commit history Commit message format: The commit contains the following structural elements, to communicate intent to the consumers of your library: fix: a commit of the type fix patches a bug in your …