Pre Course Git Fu

Pre Class Video

Terms for learning Git

• Repository - A Repository is a digital storage space or directory where users can access a project, and its associated files/versions that are saved to Git.
• Git - Version Control - Git-version control is Gits system of tracking changes and coordinating the work flow of multiple users in its files.
• Clone - A Clone repository is a copy of a Git repository file which is a ‘working copy’ for separate users on their personal remotes.
• Fork -A Fork repository is a static link added to your repositories where you publish your code for review; it exists in the GitHub cloud.
• History -Gits History is a graph of snapshots belonging to each file in the repository that tracks the progression of changes to files.
• Staging -Staging files in Git is the first of two steps in the file commit process where you can still add versions or remove changes before your final commit step.
• Remote - A Git Remote is your bookmarked repository URL for you to work on from your personal computer and push or pull code from.
• Commit -Commit is the final step in committing changes to your local repository, this step is tabbed in your history.
• Push -Pushing is adding or uploading your local or remote code to your Github account repository Fork.

Steps to our Lamba School Git Flow

1. Fork repository
2. git clone w/ the repository URL
3. After Changes Made: git status
4. git add <file-name>
5. git status to check what is staged
6. git commit -m 'made changes to the Readme'
7. git push