Your First Git Repository
With Git installed and configured, you are ready to put it to practical use by creating your first repository. This chapter introduces the fundamental commands for managing a local project.
You will learn how to:
- Initialize a new repository using
git init. - Understand the core workflow: the distinction between modified, staged, and committed states.
- Stage changes for inclusion in the next snapshot using
git add. - Save snapshots of your project's state using
git commit, including how to write effective commit messages. - Check the status of your files and the repository using
git status. - Inspect the project's history using
git log. - Configure Git to ignore specific files or directories using a
.gitignorefile.
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to create a basic Git repository, track changes to your files, and view the history of those changes.
Sections
2.1 Creating a New Repository with git init
2.2 The Git Workflow: Modified, Staged, Committed
2.3 Checking the Status of Your Files (git status)
2.4 Adding Files to the Staging Area (git add)
2.5 Committing Changes (git commit)
2.6 Writing Good Commit Messages
2.7 Viewing Commit History (git log)
2.8 Understanding .gitignore Files
2.9 Hands-on Practical: Initialize and Make First Commit
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