Git status is not working correctly

Question

I don't think that my git status command is working correctly in this terminal session:

prompt> git add .

prompt> git status
On branch feature-api_sync
Changes to be committed:
  (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)

    modified:   api_sync/README.md
    modified:   storm_tier/README.md

prompt> git commit -m "updated instructions"
[feature-api_sync 4c55c55] updated instructions
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

prompt> git status
On branch feature-api_sync
nothing to commit, working directory clean # <== HOW DO I SEE THAT I MADE 1 COMMIT???

But how do I see this:

prompt> git status
On branch master
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 14 commits.
  (use "git push" to publish your local commits)

nothing to commit, working directory clean

Questions that don't "assume bugs" in other software usually fare better. — user2864740, Jun 12 '14 at 18:31
does the repository have a remote defined? If it has, then it will show that you have a new commit — Pankrates, Jun 12 '14 at 18:53

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 12 '14 at 18:28

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It's working completely correctly. Do git log to see what happened in the past.

answered Jun 12 '14 at 18:28

Michael Lorton

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what git command can I use to show that I have 1 commit to push to the remote branch? – letter Q Jun 12 '14 at 18:44
Do a `git fetch` (to get the remote history) and then `git log -1` and `git log -1 origin/master` . If the two logs are the same, there is nothing to commit. – Michael Lorton Jun 12 '14 at 18:53

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 15 '14 at 20:01

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If you wish to set tracking information for this branch you can do so with:

git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/<branch> feature-model_in_ruby

answered Jun 15 '14 at 20:01

letter Q

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Git status is not working correctly

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