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Git is a popular version control system. It was created by Linus Torvalds in 2005 and has been maintained by Junio Hamano since then.
It is used for:
Tracking code changes
Tracking who made changes
Coding collaboration
Setup
- To Check the User-Name & Email in git
Setup & init
To get user information, initializing and cloning repositories
- initialize an existing directory as a Git repository
- retrieve an entire repository from a hosted location via URL
Stage and Snapshot
Working with snapshots and the Git staging area
show modified files in working directory, staged for your next commit
add a file as it looks now to your next commit (stage)
unstage a file while retaining the changes in working directory
diff of what is changed but not staged
diff of what is staged but not yet commited
commit your staged content as a new commit snapshot
Branch & Merge
Isolating work in branches, changing context, and integrating changes
list your branches. a * will appear next to the currently active branch
create a new branch at the current commit
switch to another branch and check it out into your working directory
merge the specified branch’s history into the current one
show all commits in the current branch’s history
Conclusion
That's all you should know about the git basics, What I love about this code which are very easy to understand .
Although, to be completely honest, I'll probably still use git every now and then, just for old times' sake.
References: https://education.github.com