Version control for PCB projects in PCB Design - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to initialize a Git repository for your PCB project.

PCB Design

git [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Ainit

Bpush

Ccommit

Dclone

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'git commit' before initializing the repo

Trying to push before committing

Using 'git clone' to start a new repo

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

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the command to add all PCB project files to the staging area.

PCB Design

git [1] .

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Acommit

Bstatus

Cpush

Dadd

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'git commit' instead of 'git add'

Using 'git push' before adding files

Using 'git status' which only shows file states

Use git add . to stage all files in the current directory for the next commit.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the commit command to save changes with a message.

PCB Design

git commit [1] "Initial PCB design files"

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A-a

B-m

C-s

D-v

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '-a' which adds all changes but needs a message

Using '-v' which shows diff

Using '-s' which signs the commit

The -m flag allows you to add a commit message inline.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to push your local commits to the remote repository named 'origin' on the 'main' branch.

PCB Design

git [1] [2] main

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Apush

Borigin

Ccommit

Dpull

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'git commit origin main' which is invalid

Using 'git pull origin main' which fetches changes

Swapping the blanks

Use git push origin main to send your commits to the remote repository's main branch.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a new branch named 'feature-update' and switch to it.

PCB Design

git [1] [2] [3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Acheckout

B-b

Cfeature-update

Dcommit

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'git commit -b feature-update' which is invalid

Omitting the '-b' flag

Using 'git checkout feature-update' without creating the branch

The command git checkout -b feature-update creates and switches to a new branch called 'feature-update'.