Welcome to the basics of Git, a distributed version control system. This guide will help you understand the fundamental concepts and commands of Git.
Overview
Git is widely used in the software development community for tracking changes in source code during the development process. It allows multiple developers to work on the same codebase simultaneously, while keeping track of who made what changes and when.
Key Concepts
- Repository: A repository is a collection of files and directories that contain all the versions of a project. In Git, a repository is stored locally on your computer.
- Commit: A commit is a snapshot of the state of your project at a particular point in time. Each commit contains a unique identifier called a SHA-1 hash.
- Branch: A branch is a separate line of development. You can create multiple branches to work on different features or bug fixes.
- Merge: A merge combines the changes from one branch into another. This is how you integrate your work into the main branch.
Basic Commands
Here are some of the most commonly used Git commands:
git init: Initialize a new Git repository.git clone <repository-url>: Clone a remote repository locally.git add <file>: Stage changes to be committed.git commit -m "<commit-message>": Commit staged changes.git push: Push your commits to a remote repository.git pull: Pull changes from a remote repository.
Learn More
For more detailed information and advanced usage, please refer to our Git Documentation.
Images
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