bhushan mhaske Posted on May 30 Insights of Git ( part : 1 ) # blog # git Today let's understand what actually a git is , and basics of git : : When we start developing something , whether it is software projects , fixing bugs , testing code etc . The common problem we all are facing which is to maintain the log / history of the work that we are doing . Here the 'git' comes in the picture . What is Git ? So basically 'git' is the version control system(VCS) , which helps us to track changes in code and files over a time . official website - https://git-scm.com/ Why git is used ? To save and track changes - git tracks all history of what changes , where changes , who changes the code . To go on older version of code . To work on new features seperatly and safely without changing / touching the source code or main code . 4.Helps to collaborating with others in teams . git workflow - Now let's the basic git terminologies and commands -- basic git commands git init git status git log git add git commit -m "message" ; 1]. git init "git init" - command is used to initialize the new repository , or to reinitiliazing the exiting one. It creates a hidden '.git' repository in our project directory that allows git to track changes and save the changes . .git repository - is the hidden folder in your project folder in which git keeps your code changes , history of changes , all commits , head etc . head - head simplyy points to the latest commit . 2]. git status "git status" - command is used to check your current state of a working directory , helps us to understand which file is modified , which is untracked and which is staged . 3]. git log "git log" - command is used to view all history of commit .it shows author of commits ,date and time of commit , commit hash , commit message. 4]. git add "git add" - command is used to move changes from working directory to staging area . "git add ." - moves all untracked files and unstage changes to st
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