Beginner's Guide to Git

beginner_guide_git.md

What is Git?

• Git is a system that allows you to save and track your previous work progress while developing software.
• Allows developers to collaborate on projects.
• Designed for speed, security, and compatibility with other systems.
• It has more commands than other version control systems but that can also make it difficult to learn.

Most common terminal commands

1. change directory cd or cd <directory> (don't include brackets)
2. list stuff ls
3. print working directory pwd
4. make directory mkdir
5. remove directory rm -r <directory>
6. create file touch <filename>
7. remove file rm <filename>

Most common git commands

In order to initiate git, you must first change to the directory you want to initiate (see step 1 above)

Note: Use "Initial Commit" as the comment for every first commit