Used in a Sentence

uncommitted

How to use uncommitted in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for uncommitted.

Editorial note

Git only prevents switching branches if the act of switching branches would modify the files you have uncommitted changes to.

Examples9
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

not bound or pledged

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of uncommitted gathered in one view.

adjective

not bound or pledged

adjective

not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship

adjective

not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for uncommitted.

adjective

not bound or pledged

adjective

not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship

adjective

not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"

Example sentences

1

Git only prevents switching branches if the act of switching branches would modify the files you have uncommitted changes to.

2

The author either doesn't know how git branches work and/or how to use reflog, or he means to say he lost the uncommitted content of his working tree.

3

One fateful day, VMWare and OS/X conspired to trash my shared filesystem, losing several days of uncommitted code in the process.

4

Data loss can occur when you're mucking about with uncommitted changes, but that's a risk in most other version control systems as well.

5

There's no history in the new branch to potentially overwrite your uncommitted changes in the working tree, so nothing for it to object to.

6

If you're genuinely uncommitted, just look at what's published by everything from climate journals to general interest journals, like Nature and Science.

7

This parallels GetSatisfaction and how they display support pages for companies that don't pay for their service as "uncommitted to customer support" or something to that extent.

8

Therefore you'd best get the most important things right first, leaving everything else loose, flexible and uncommitted, so that as you fiddle with the important things, you aren't tied down by other issues.

9

If you've already done some work, and then decided that a piece of it ought to be branched off, then your workflow is pretty messy - you have to clone with the work uncommitted, then manually move the changes over to the clone and commit them there.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use uncommitted in a sentence?

Git only prevents switching branches if the act of switching branches would modify the files you have uncommitted changes to.

What does uncommitted mean?

not bound or pledged

What part of speech is uncommitted?

uncommitted is commonly used as adjective.