git status to see current state - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Using git status to see current state

📖 Scenario: You are working on a project and want to check what files have changed, which files are staged, and the current branch you are on.

🎯 Goal: Learn how to use the git status command to see the current state of your git repository.

📋 What You'll Learn

Have a git repository initialized

Make some changes to files

Use git status to check the current state

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Developers use <code>git status</code> daily to understand what changes are staged, unstaged, or untracked before committing code.

💼 Career

Knowing how to check the git repository state is essential for version control and collaboration in software development jobs.

1

Initialize a git repository

Run the command git init to create a new git repository in your current folder.

Git

# Run the command 'git init' in your terminal
# Your code here

Need a hint?

This command sets up a new git repository in your current folder.

2

Create a new file and add some content

Create a file named example.txt and add the text Hello Git inside it.

Git

git init
# Create a file named 'example.txt' with content 'Hello Git'
# Your code here

Need a hint?

You can use echo "Hello Git" > example.txt to create the file with content.

3

Check the current git status

Run the command git status to see the current state of your repository including untracked files.

Git

git init

echo "Hello Git" > example.txt
# Run 'git status' to see the current state
# Your code here

Need a hint?

This command shows which files are untracked, modified, or staged.

4

View the output of git status

Observe the output of git status which should show example.txt as an untracked file.

Git

git init

echo "Hello Git" > example.txt

git status
# Observe the output above

Need a hint?

The output lists untracked files like example.txt under 'Untracked files:'