Tech Notes

Git & GitHub for Beginners

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There are several sources of good information on Git and GitHub, but the best way to learn is by doing. When I started trying to learn about version control it was hard for me to wrap my head around it. So the first source I am going to share is a series of YouTube videos by The Coding Train that helped me understand it a little better, while keeping it fun.

Git and GitHub for Poets

GitHub is also a source of good information, including this:

Git & GitHub CheatSheet

Additional Commands:

To see hidden files, including your git repo type in:

dir /ah

Shows a log of commits for the current repo:

git log

To exit the git log you can type either "q" or "z"

Combine commands to be more efficient, two examples below:

add -A && git commit -m "message about commit"

Example 2

git init && git add -A && git commit -m "initial commit"

Definitions taken from GitHub:

  • git: an open source, distributed version-control system.
  • GitHub: a platform for hosting and collaborating on Git repositories.