What is Git?

Git is a distributed version control system. It tracks changes in your code and allows collaboration.

Why Git?

• Track every change
• Branch and merge
• Collaborate with teams
• Roll back mistakes

Syntax

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git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git push origin main

Git Basic Commands

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# Initialize a new repository
git init

# Check status
git status

# Stage files
git add .
git add filename.txt

# Commit
git commit -m "Initial commit"

# View log
git log --oneline

Try It Yourself

Practice

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Exercise

What command initializes a new Git repository?

Answer

git init

Quick Quiz

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What does "git add" do?

Commits changes

Stages changes

Pushes to remote

Creates a branch

git add stages changes for the next commit.

Retry Quiz

Interview Questions

What is the difference between git pull and git fetch?

git fetch downloads changes but doesn't merge. git pull fetches and merges in one command.

Tutorial Complete

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