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How can you create a new local branch in Git?

  • git new branchname
  • git branch name (correct)
  • git branchname
  • git create branchname

What command is used to list all local branches in Git?

  • git branch (correct)
  • git branches
  • git list branches
  • git show branches

How do you switch to a specific local branch in Git?

  • git checkout branchname (correct)
  • git switch branchname
  • git move branchname
  • git switch to branchname

What is the process to merge changes from a branch into the local master in Git?

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When encountering merge conflicts in Git, what do the > sections indicate in the conflicting file?

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Which command is used to fetch the most recent updates from the remote repo into your local repo in Git?

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In the context of using Git and GitHub, what does GitHub.com offer for open source projects?

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Do you always need to use GitHub to use Git according to the provided content?

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Where can you get free private repositories for educational use according to the text?

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What can you do if you encounter merge conflicts when pulling from a remote repo in Git?

<p>Manually fix the conflicts before proceeding (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Version Control

Managing changes to files over time, especially in software.

Centralized VCS

Version control that tracks data on individual files in a central system.

Git

A distributed version control system that stores snapshots of an entire project.

Git Local Repository

A local storage of files that can be committed, modified, or staged in Git.

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Basic Git Workflow

The steps to modify, stage, and commit files in Git.

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git clone

Command to copy a remote repository to your local machine.

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git add

Command to add file contents to the staging area in Git.

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git commit

Command that takes a snapshot of staged changes and saves them to the repository.

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git status

Command to view the current state of files in the working directory.

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git log

Command that displays a history of all changes in the local repository.

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Study Notes

Version Control

  • Version control, also known as source control or revision control, is the practice of managing changes to a set of files over time.
  • It is commonly used in software development to track changes made to the source code of a software project.

Centralized VCS

  • Centralized VCS, such as Subversion, CVS, and Perforce, track version data on each individual file.

Git

  • Git keeps "snapshots" of the entire state of the project, with each check-in having a copy of each file.
  • This method has more redundancy but is faster.

Git Local Areas

  • In a local Git repository, files can be:
    • Committed (in the local repository)
    • Modified but not yet committed (in the working copy)
    • In the "staging" area (ready to be committed)

Basic Git Workflow

  • Modify files in the working directory
  • Stage files, adding snapshots of them to the staging area
  • Commit, which takes the files in the staging area and stores that snapshot permanently to the Git directory

Git Commands

  • git clone url localDirectoryName: clones a remote repository to the current directory
  • git add filename: adds file contents to the staging area
  • git commit -m "commit message": records a snapshot of the staging area
  • git status: views the status of files in the working directory and staging area
  • git diff: shows the diff of what is staged and what is modified but unstaged
  • git help [command]: gets help info about a particular command
  • git pull: fetches from a remote repository and tries to merge into the current branch
  • git push: pushes new branches and data to a remote repository

Adding and Committing a File

  • git add filename: adds file contents to the staging area
  • git commit -m "commit message": takes a snapshot of these files and adds them to the repository

Viewing Changes

  • git status or git status -s: views the status of files in the working directory and staging area
  • git diff: shows what is modified but unstaged
  • git diff --cached: shows a list of staged changes
  • git log or git log --oneline: shows a log of all changes in the local repository

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Test your knowledge of Git basics with this quiz covering commands like 'git add', 'git commit', and 'git clone'. Learn how to clone a remote repository to your current directory and understand the purpose of the .git directory. Explore common Git commands like status, diff, help, pull, and push.

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