I Have Multiple Changes But Only Want to Commit the Port Update—My Git Partial Staging Journey
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I changed my dev server port from 5173 to 5174 across three files, but I also had other unrelated changes in those same files! 😰 I only wanted to commit the port changes. My mentor walked me through Git's partial staging features: git add -p, git stash, interactive staging, and patch mode. After some trial and error (and learning what NOT to do), I successfully committed only the port changes while keeping my other work-in-progress safe. This is professional Git workflow! 🎯