My Git crash course

Git is a distributed version control system. In simple words, it tracks changes in your code and lets you collaborate safely.

Install Git from the official website. Once installed, verify:

git --version

To initialize a new repository:

git init

To add files to staging:

git add .

To commit changes:

git commit -m "Initial commit"

To check status:

git status

To view commit history:

git log

To create a new branch:

git branch feature-branch

To switch to it:

git checkout feature-branch

To merge back into main:

git checkout main
git merge feature-branch

To connect to a remote repository:

git remote add origin 

To push changes:

git push -u origin main

Git may seem confusing at first but once you understand staging, committing, and branching, everything becomes logical.
Remember, version control is not optional. It is essential.

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© Raheel Hameed and www.raheelhameed.com, 2017. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to author and this website with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Disclaimer: If you follow the information here, there is no warranty, I am not liable if it deletes your data, gets you hacked, burns your house down or anything else. If you follow the information contained here you do so entirely at your own risk.  My views and opinions are my own and not necessarily represent the views of my current or former employers.

© Raheel Hameed and www.raheelhameed.com, 2017. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to author and this website with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.