Pre Course Git Fu

Pre Class Video

Terms for learning Git

• Repository - A central location in which data is stored and managed.
• Git - Version Control - the task of keeping a software system consisting of many versions and configurations well organized.
• Clone - cloning refers to the making of an exact copy of an object, frequently under the paradigm of instance-based programming, or object-oriented programming (OOP).
• Fork - a reference to the process by which developers take a copy of source code from one software package and start independent development on it, creating a distinct and separate piece of software.
• History - a reference to the code base prior to additional code being committed.
• Staging - the process by which code is installed in an environment that resembles the live environment. This provides the opportunity for assessment prior to live deployment.
• Remote - this term generally implies a computer or modem utilizing software that facilitates remote access.
• Commit - the making of a tentative set of changes to a code base permanent.
• Push - the delivery of code changes in a forked branch to a master branch.

Steps to our Lamba School Git Flow

1. Fork repository
2. git clone w/ the repository URL
3. After Changes Made: git status
4. git add <file-name>
5. git status to check what is staged
6. git commit -m 'made changes to the Readme'
7. git push