# hg commit

> Commit all staged or specified files to the repository.
> More information: <https://www.mercurial-scm.org/doc/hg.1.html#commit>.

- Commit staged files to the repository:

`hg commit`

- Commit a specific file or directory:

`hg commit {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`

- Commit with a specific message:

`hg commit {{[-m|--message]}} {{message}}`

- Commit all files matching a specified pattern:

`hg commit {{[-I|--include]}} {{pattern}}`

- Commit all files, excluding those that match a specified pattern:

`hg commit {{[-X|--exclude]}} {{pattern}}`

- Commit using the interactive mode:

`hg commit {{[-i|--interactive]}}`