title: How can I commit files with git?
body: <p>None of the tutorials will help!<br>
  They all do that thing where they just assume I know what to do..</p>
  
  <p>Currently, my terminal window starts with..</p>
  
  <pre><code># Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
  # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
  # On branch master
  # Changes to be committed:
  #   (use "git reset HEAD &lt;file&gt;..." to unstage)
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  <p>but there's no way to know how to do what they say to do here..<br>
  <a href="http://learn.github.com/p/normal.html">http://learn.github.com/p/normal.html</a></p>
  
  <p>All it says is</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>We simply type our commit message and exit the editor.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>What does that mean?!<br>
  Just because you write the word <strong>simply</strong> doesn't mean it is simple..</p>
  
  <p>When I start to type it does wierd stuff, says "recording" or "inserting" and there are about 300 files, and it wants me to replace every line with a message?!?</p>
  
  <h3>Help !</h3>
  
  <p>I would use their handy Mac application for this, but if it's over 20 files or so, it freezes up !<br>
  What's up with that??</p>