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commit

Commit changes to Git repository

Since R2023b

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    Syntax

    commitDetails = commit(repo,Message=commitMessage)
    commitDetails = commit(repo,Message=commitMessage,Files=listOfFiles)

    Description

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    commitDetails = commit(repo,Message=commitMessage) commits all modified files to the Git™ repository repo with the specified message Message and returns the commit details.

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    commitDetails = commit(repo,Message=commitMessage,Files=listOfFiles) commits only the modified files specified by Files to the Git repository.

    Examples

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    Open the Times Table App project and use the gitrepo function to create a Git repository object from the currently active repository.

    openExample("matlab/TimesTableProjectExample")
repo = gitrepo
    repo = 

  GitRepository with properties:

    WorkingFolder: "C:\myWorkSpace\examples\TimesTableProjectExample"
        GitFolder: "C:\myWorkSpace\examples\TimesTableProjectExample\.git"
    CurrentBranch: [1×1 GitBranch]  (main)
       LastCommit: [1×1 GitCommit]  (566d916)
    ModifiedFiles: [0×1 string]
   UntrackedFiles: [0×1 string]
           IsBare: 0
        IsShallow: 0
       IsDetached: 0
       IsWorktree: 0

    Create a new file and add it to the repository.

    edit newScript.m;
add(repo,"newScript.m");

    Modify the timesTableGame file in your repository.

    writelines("% Add simple comment","source/timesTableGame.m",WriteMode="append");

    List the modified files in the repository.

    modifiedFilesList = repo.ModifiedFiles

    modifiedFilesList =

2×1 string array

    "C:\myWorkSpace\examples\TimesTableProjectExample\newfile.m"
    "C:\myWorkSpace\examples\TimesTableProjectExample\source\timesTableGame.m"

    Commit all modified files to the local repository.

    commitDetails = commit(repo,Message="Commit all")
    commitDetails = 

  GitCommit with properties:

           Message: "Commit all"
                ID: "a774b7daed41a6efb683d9405fe80a1e0ed82b5e"
        AuthorName: "username"
       AuthorEmail: "username@mathworks.com"
        AuthorDate: 17-Apr-2023 12:17:03 +0000
     CommitterName: "username"
    CommitterEmail: "username@mathworks.com"
     CommitterDate: 17-Apr-2023 12:17:03 +0000
     ParentCommits: "566d9161131ad17ead7bc4842c2d0124c435c77e"

    Open the Times Table App project and use the gitrepo function to create a Git repository object from the currently active repository.

    openExample("matlab/TimesTableProjectExample")
repo = gitrepo
    repo = 

  GitRepository with properties:

    WorkingFolder: "C:\myWorkSpace\examples\TimesTableProjectExample"
        GitFolder: "C:\myWorkSpace\examples\TimesTableProjectExample\.git"
    CurrentBranch: [1×1 GitBranch]  (main)
       LastCommit: [1×1 GitCommit]  (566d916)
    ModifiedFiles: [0×1 string]
   UntrackedFiles: [0×1 string]
           IsBare: 0
        IsShallow: 0
       IsDetached: 0
       IsWorktree: 0

    Create a new file and add it to the repository.

    edit newScript.m;
add(repo,"newScript.m");

    Modify the timesTableGame file in your repository.

    writelines("% Add simple comment","source/timesTableGame.m",WriteMode="append");

    List the modified files in the repository.

    modifiedFilesList = repo.ModifiedFiles

    modifiedFilesList =

2×1 string array

    "C:\myWorkSpace\examples\TimesTableProjectExample\newScript.m"
    "C:\myWorkSpace\examples\TimesTableProjectExample\source\timesTableGame.m"

    Commit only the newScript file to the local repository.

    commitDetails = commit(repo,Files="newScript.m",Message="Commit new file")
    commitDetails =  = 

  GitCommit with properties:

           Message: "Commit new file"
                ID: "a774b7daed41a6efb683d9405fe80a1e0ed82b5e"
        AuthorName: "username"
       AuthorEmail: "username@mathworks.com"
        AuthorDate: 17-Apr-2023 12:17:03 +0000
     CommitterName: "username"
    CommitterEmail: "username@mathworks.com"
     CommitterDate: 17-Apr-2023 12:17:03 +0000
     ParentCommits: "566d9161131ad17ead7bc4842c2d0124c435c77e"

    Input Arguments

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    Git repository, specified as a matlab.git.GitRepository object.

    Commit message, specified as a string scalar or a character vector.

    Example: "Fix bug"

    Data Types: char | string

    Files to commit to the local repository, specified as a string array, character vector, or cell array of character vectors. If you do not specify this input, the function commits all modified files.

    Example: "newfile.m"

    Data Types: char | string | cell

    Output Arguments

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    Details of the commit, returned as a matlab.git.GitCommit object.

    Version History

    Introduced in R2023b

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