Lesson 01

Git Basics

Git keeps track of versions of your project.

my-project/Not initialized

index.html

style.css

app.js

.git/Git metadata

History is not available yet

Ready to run git init.

Saved Checkpoints

A commit is a saved checkpoint of your project.

The Real Command

Terminal

$git init

git init creates an empty Git repository in this folder. Files are not staged or committed yet.

git init -b main

-b names the first branch. This starts the repository with a branch named main.

Knowledge Check

Initialize a repository, then make sure the checkpoint idea is clear.

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