Source Control Icons

Following are descriptions for the primary icons that you may see next to files when using Git.

Icon	Description
	Modified This indicates that the file has been modified. You can commit the file to your local Git repository when you are ready. See Committing Source Control Files—Git.
	New File (Pending Add) This indicates that you have a file in your project but have not yet added it to Git. This might occur, for example, if you create a new topic and do not add the file to source control during the topic creation process. To resolve this, simply right-click on the file and select Source Control > Add. See Adding Files to Source Control—Git.

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Source Control Checked Out icon

Modified

This indicates that the file has been modified. You can commit the file to your local Git repository when you are ready. See Committing Source Control Files—Git.

Source Control New File icon

New File (Pending Add)

This indicates that you have a file in your project but have not yet added it to Git. This might occur, for example, if you create a new topic and do not add the file to source control during the topic creation process. To resolve this, simply right-click on the file and select Source Control > Add. See Adding Files to Source Control—Git.