What is Git - Hands-On Activity

What is Git

📖 Scenario: You are starting a new project and want to keep track of your changes safely. Git helps you save different versions of your work so you can go back if needed.

🎯 Goal: Learn the basics of Git by creating a new Git repository, adding a file, and committing the changes.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a new Git repository

Add a file to the repository

Commit the file with a message

Check the commit history

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Developers use Git to keep track of changes in their code projects, so they never lose work and can collaborate easily.

💼 Career

Knowing Git is essential for software development jobs, as it is the most popular tool for version control and teamwork.

1

Initialize a Git repository

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

Git

# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use git init to start tracking your project with Git.

2

Create a file and add it to Git

Create a file named README.md with some text and then type git add README.md to add it to Git.

Git

git init
# Create README.md file and add it to Git
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use echo "text" > README.md to create the file and git add README.md to stage it.

3

Commit the changes

Type git commit -m "Initial commit" to save your changes with a message.

Git

git init

echo "This is my project" > README.md

git add README.md
# Commit the changes with message "Initial commit"
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use git commit -m "message" to save your staged changes with a note.

4

View the commit history

Type git log to see the list of commits you have made.

Git

git init

echo "This is my project" > README.md

git add README.md

git commit -m "Initial commit"
# View the commit history
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use git log to check your commit history and see your saved changes.