Repository (committed history) in Git - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Explore Git Repository Committed History

📖 Scenario: You are working on a small project and want to understand the history of changes made to your files. Git keeps track of all changes in a repository as commits. Each commit has a unique ID and a message describing the change.Learning how to view this committed history helps you see what was changed, when, and by whom.

🎯 Goal: Learn how to check the committed history of a Git repository using basic Git commands.

📋 What You'll Learn

Use the git log command to view commit history

Use the git log --oneline command for a concise view

Understand commit IDs and messages

Practice reading commit history output

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Developers use Git commit history to track changes, find bugs, and understand project progress.

💼 Career

Knowing how to read Git history is essential for collaboration and code review in software development jobs.

1

Initialize a Git repository

Run git init in your project folder to create a new Git repository.

Git

# Run the command to initialize a Git repository
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Type git init exactly to start tracking your project with Git.

2

Create and commit a file

Create a file named README.md with the text Initial commit. Then run git add README.md and git commit -m "Add README file" to save this change.

Git

git init
# Create README.md with text 'Initial commit'
# Add and commit the file
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use echo to create the file, then add and commit it with the exact commands.

3

View the full commit history

Run git log to see the detailed commit history including commit ID, author, date, and message.

Git

git init

echo "Initial commit" > README.md

git add README.md

git commit -m "Add README file"
# Run git log to view commit history
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Simply type git log to see the full commit details.

4

View a concise commit history

Run git log --oneline to see a short summary of commits with just the commit ID and message.

Git

git init

echo "Initial commit" > README.md

git add README.md

git commit -m "Add README file"

git log
# Run git log --oneline for a short summary
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use git log --oneline to get a brief view of your commit history.