How would you add files to your local Git repository on your machine?

To add files to your local Git repository on your machine, the appropriate command to use is "git add." This command signifies that you want to include changes made to files in your next commit. It stages the specified files, making them ready for a commit to be created.

Using "git commit" is a common next step in the workflow, but it does not add files to the repository itself; instead, it captures a snapshot of the changes that have been staged. Therefore, while committing is essential for saving changes to the local repository history, it does not directly add files.

"git push" is used to send committed changes to a remote Git repository, rather than adding files to the local repository. "git stage," while it may describe the action of preparing files for a commit, is not an actual command in Git. The correct command to add files is "git add," which directly stages the files for the next commit.