Beginner's Guide to Git

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What is Git?

You are not alone in asking this question

Git is a version control system that makes it easier to track changes to files. With git, you can figure out:

1. What changed
2. Who changed it
3. Why it changed

A few of the most common git commands that you will encounter:

• git init
  • Start a repository in your current folder
• git clone https://github.com/username/repofolder.git
  • Download a .git repository from the internet (in this case GitHub) to your computer and get the latest snapshot of the repo
• git status
  • View the current status of your project
• git branch <new-branch-name>
  • Create a new branch name
• git commit
  • This saves a snapshot of your file in the form of a commit After a commit, you will see something like this in the terminal:

Elliots-MacBook-Pro:etch-a-sketch elliotmackinnon$ git commit -m "start clear function, bugs present"
[master b737a9c] start clear function, bugs present
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)  

This is a good rundown of some basics of git, with more to follow!