$ mkdir test-project
$ cd test-project
$ git init-db
-defaulting to local storage area
+Initialized empty Git repository in .git/
$ echo 'hello world' > file.txt
$ git add .
$ git commit -a -m "initial commit"
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$ git status
#
-# Updated but not checked in:
+# Added but not yet committed:
# (will commit)
#
# new file: closing.txt
#
#
-# Changed but not updated:
-# (use git-update-index to mark for commit)
+# Changed but not added:
+# (use "git add file1 file2" to include for commit)
#
# modified: file.txt
#
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Since the current state of closing.txt is cached in the index file,
-it is listed as "updated but not checked in". Since file.txt has
+it is listed as "added but not yet committed". Since file.txt has
changes in the working directory that aren't reflected in the index,
-it is marked "changed but not updated". At this point, running "git
+it is marked "changed but not added". At this point, running "git
commit" would create a commit that added closing.txt (with its new
contents), but that didn't modify file.txt.