Git mental model (snapshots not diffs) - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to create a new commit snapshot in Git.

Git

git commit -m [1]

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A-a

B"Initial commit"

Cpush

Dstatus

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'push' instead of a message

Omitting the message quotes

The git commit -m command creates a new snapshot with a message describing the changes.

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medium

Complete the command to see the current snapshot history in Git.

Git

git [1]

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Abranch

Bclone

Cadd

Dlog

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'add' which stages files

Using 'branch' which manages branches

The git log command shows the list of snapshots (commits) made so far.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to save all changes as a snapshot.

Git

git [1] -m "Save all changes"

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Acommit

Bstatus

Cpush

Dcheckout

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'push' which sends commits to remote

Using 'status' which shows current state

The git commit command saves the current staged changes as a snapshot with a message.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a snapshot after adding files.

Git

git [1] . && git [2] -m "Snapshot after adding files"

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Aadd

Bcommit

Cpush

Dstatus

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'push' instead of 'commit'

Skipping 'add' before commit

First, git add . stages all changes, then git commit -m creates the snapshot.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a snapshot and send it to the remote repository.

Git

git [1] . && git [2] -m "Update snapshot" && git [3] origin main

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Aadd

Bcommit

Cpush

Dfetch

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'fetch' instead of 'push'

Committing before adding files

Stage changes with add, save snapshot with commit, then send it to remote with push.