Git - Basic Git Workflow

Definition

Git is a software that allows you to keep track of changes made to a project over time.  Git works by recording the changes you make to a project, storing those changes, then allowing you to reference them as needed.

 

 Git project can be thought of as having three parts:

1. A Working Directory: where you'll be doing all the work: creating, editing, deleting and organizing files
2. A Staging Area: where you'll list changes you make to the working directory
3. A Repository: where Git permanently stores those changes as different versions of the project

 

Use Git commands to help keep track of changes made to a project:

• git init creates a new Git repository
• git status inspects the contents of the working directory and staging area
• git add adds files from the working directory to the staging area
• git diff shows the difference between the working directory and the staging area
• git commit permanently stores file changes from the staging area in the repository
• git log shows a list of all previous commits