git simple checkout, create new branch, add, commit

chris@dev:~/$ git clone ssh://gerrit/trading/code code

chris@dev:~/$ cd code

chris@dev:~/code$ git checkout -b chris_test_branch

chris@dev:~/code$ nano file1 // edit
chris@dev:~/code$ nano file2 // edit

chris@dev:~/code$ git status

# On branch chris_test_branch
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
# file1
# file2
nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

chris@dev:~/code$ git add file1

chris@dev:~/code$ git add file2

chris@dev:~/code$ git status

# On branch chris_test_branch
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
#
# new file:   file1
# new file:   file2
#

chris@dev:~/code$ nano file1 // make a further edit, file must be re-added to this commit

chris@dev:~/code$ git status

# On branch chris_test_branch
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
#
# new file:   file1
# new file:   file2
#
# Changed but not updated:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
# modified:   file1
#

chris@dev:~/code$ git add file1

chris@dev:~/code$ git status

# On branch chris_test_branch
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
#
# new file:   file1
# new file:   file2
#

chris@dev:~/code$ git commit
[chris_test_branch e946a4e] New files added to project
2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 file1
create mode 100644 file2