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tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# fossil commit

> Commit files to a Fossil repository.
> More information: <https://fossil-scm.org/home/help/commit>.

- Create a new version containing all the changes in the current checkout; user will be prompted for a comment:

`fossil {{[ci|commit]}}`

- Create a new version containing all the changes in the current checkout, using the specified [m]essage:

`fossil {{[ci|commit]}} {{[-m|--comment]}} "{{comment}}"`

- Create a new version containing all the changes in the current checkout with a comment read from a specific file:

`fossil {{[ci|commit]}} {{[-M|--message-file]}} {{path/to/commit_message_file}}`

- Create a new version containing changes from the specified files; user will be prompted for a comment:

`fossil {{[ci|commit]}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`
