Git

• Git is officially defined as a distributed version control system (VCS).
• It's a system that tracks changes to our project files over time. It enables us to record project changes and go back to a specific version of the tracked files, at any given point in time.

How to Download Git

• Download git from this url
• Check if git is downloaded by using git --version

Config Email ID and Name

• git config --global user.name "Your Name"
• git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

 Note :- 
    - Git is seperate from github and gitlab
    - Git is the program that supports github and gitlab
    - You can use git without either of those

Repositories

To create a new repository and start tracking your project with Git, use your terminal software and navigate to the main folder of your project, then type the following command:

    git init

Check the changes that are made:-

    git status

Add files that you want to change:-

    git add <filename>
    git add .

Commi the changes:-

    git commit -m "<message>"
    git commit 

Add the repo URL:

    git remote add origin <url>
    git push --set-upstream origin master

Commit History

Check the commit history using:-

    git log

Go the to necessary commit by using:-

    git checkout <commit-hash>    

To go back to the latest commit use:-

    git checkout master

Branches

See all branches by using

    git branch

Create a new branch

    git branch <branch_name>

Go to the new branch

    git checkout <branch_name>

Commit changes in branch

    git push origin <branch_name>

Now to update the merge the changes in the new branch to master go to master branch using

    git checkout master

Then merge the changes using

    git merge <branch_name>

Then commit the changes

Clone Project

If u want to create a local copy of the repo then use the clone command

    git clone <url>