我们修改readme.txt文件，如：

Git is a distributed version control system.
Git is free software.

要了解仓库当前状态，可用“ git status ”，如：

$ git status
# On branch master
# Changes not staged for commit:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#    modified:   readme.txt
#
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

若要查看修改的内容，可用 “ git diff ”命令，如：

$ git diff readme.txt 
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 46d49bf..9247db6 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Git is a version control system.
+Git is a distributed version control system.
 Git is free software.