ng pathnames to <code>git commit</code>.
When pathnames are given, the command makes a commit that
only records the changes made to the named paths:</p>
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<pre>$ edit hello.c hello.h
$ git add hello.c hello.h
$ edit Makefile
$ git commit Makefile</pre>
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<p>This makes a commit that records the modification to <code>Makefile</code>.
The changes staged for <code>hello.c</code> and <code>hello.h</code> are not included
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