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@@ -29,20 +29,25 @@ Your goal is to commit both `welcome.txt` and `instructions.txt` to a git reposi
 1. Navigate into the `challenge` directory: `cd challenge`
 2. **Initialize a new git repository**: `git init` (this is your first step!)
 3. Check the status of your repository: `git status`
-4. Stage the files you want to commit: `git add welcome.txt` (or `git add .` to stage all files)
-5. Create a commit: `git commit -m "Your commit message"`
-6. Verify both files are committed: `git ls-tree -r HEAD --name-only`
+4. Stage the file you want to commit: `git add welcome.txt` (or `git add .` to stage all files)
+5. Check the status again and see the difference `git status`. Notice the file is now *staged* and ready to be committed.
+6. Create a commit: `git commit -m "add welcome.txt"`
+5. Check the status again and see the difference `git status`. Notice the file no longer appears in the output.
+7. Stage the next file: `git add instructions.txt` (or `git add .` to stage all files)
+8. Check the status again and see the difference `git status`. Notice the file is now *staged* and ready to be committed.
+9. Create a commit: `git commit -m "add instructions.txt"`
+10. Check the status again and see the difference `git status`. Notice that the files are now not shown in status. If and when you change something about the file you will once again see it in the `git status` command.
 
 **Important Notes**:
 - The challenge directory is NOT a git repository until you run `git init`. This is intentional - you're learning to start from scratch!
-- You can commit both files together in one commit, or separately in multiple commits - it's up to you!
+- You can commit both files together in one commit, or separately in multiple commits (use `git add .` to add all files in the folder) - it's up to you!
 - The verification script checks that both files are committed, not the specific commit messages or order
 
 ### Key Concepts
 
 - **Repository**: A directory tracked by git, containing your project files and their history
 - **Working Directory**: The files you see and edit
-- **Staging Area (Index)**: A preparation area for your next commit
+- **Staging Area**: A preparation area for your next commit, you first add the files to the stage, and then you commit the files to repository.
 - **Commit**: A snapshot of your staged changes
 
 ### Useful Commands