Git practice activity

Git_practice.md

Git Practice

15 min

1. Initialize a new directory in your workspace

• Navigate to your WDI code directory and create a new folder mkdir [directory name]
• Change into your new directory cd [directory name]
• Use git init to initialize a new Git repository

2. Create 3 new files

• Use touch [filename]

3. Check the status of your Git repository

• Use git status
• Note that the three files you've added are marked as untracked because you haven't added them to Git yet

4. Start tracking these files by adding them to Git

• Use git add [filename] for all the files you created
• Check the status of your git repository now by using git status
• Note that the files are now marked as new file

5. Commit your changes

• Use git commit -m "[Brief description of the changes made]"

6. Edit a couple of your files with some new content

• Check the status of the repository with git status
• Notice that your files are now marked as modified

7. Commit your new changes

• Use git commit -m "[Brief description of the changes made]"

8. View the history of commits

• Use git log to view the history of commits made