Git-ting Started

Git is one of those tools that we take for granted when writing software. Here are some basic commands to get you started on your journey as a programmer.

Setting up

git init ...

Making Your Changes

Git Status

git status

Git Add

git add .

The Git Add command adds in files with changes that need to be committed into a staging area. At this point, the changes are not yet saved, although they are recorded down.

Git Commit

git commit -m "<insert commit message here>"

Git commit, as the name suggests, saves your changes as a commit. It is customary to add a commit message using the -m flag, which serves as a descriptive reminder of the changes that you have made. This might not seem so useful when you are making changes to code that you alone work on.

Syncing Up

Fixing a Mess