How to work with git

Nita Nagdewate — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:44:23 +0000

Step-by-step process

Git is a version control system used to track changes in software development.

How to get started with git?

Create a directory on your local machine, e.g., git-repos-test
Move to directory git-repos-test
cd git-repos-test
Create a repository on GitHub, e.g., test-git
Get the repository on your local machine using
git clone git@github.com:nitanagdeote/test-git.git
Move to the repository using
-cd test-git
Create a React project or any other inside test-git, e.g., test-git-react-vite-project
Make changes in your project directory.
Check the status
git status
The result will show if changes are made or not.
Add the changes using,
git add .
Then, commit the changes using,
git commit -m 'commit name'The changes can be pushed to the git repository using
git push
Create a branch using
git branch 'branch name'
Switch to branch using
git checkout 'branch name'
To pull changes from the remote git repository
git pull
To see how many lines of code has changed
git diff
These are the basic commands to get started with git.
To check if it's a git repo, use
ls -a

Definitions
Remote: means the repository hosted on the server
Local: directory on the local machine
Origin: is also the remote repository
git: command line tool

What will you need to get started?
Terminal window to use the git commands
GitHub

Resources
Git - Wikipedia
Git () is a distributed version control system that tracks changes in any set of computer files, usually used for…en.wikipedia.org
GitHub: Let's build from here
GitHub is where over 100 million developers shape the future of software, together. Contribute to the open source…github.com

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How to work with git