Git for Beginners: Basics and Essential Commands

What is Git?

Ans-> Git is a distributed version control system.

It helps developers save code changes, track history, and work safely without losing files.

Every developers has a copy of the project on their computer.

Why Git is Used?

Ans-> Git is used to:

a) Track code changes

b) Work in a team

c) Go back to older version

d) Keep code safe

Git Basics and core terminologies?

Ans->

a) Repository (Repo)

-> A folder where Git track files.

b) Commit:

-> A saved version of your code.

c) Branch:

-> A separate version of code to work on new features.

d) HEAD:

-> Points to the current commit

Common Git Commands?

Ans-> Initialize Git = git init,

Check file status = git status,

Add files = git add,

Save changes = git commit -m “message”,

View history git log

Basic Git workflow (From start)

a) Create project folder

b) Initialize Git

c) Write code

d) Add files

e) Commit changes