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Checking the Status of a Git Repository

Initializing a Git Repository

Checking the Status of a Git Repository

The git status command is used within a Git repository to its current status including the current commit, any modified files, and any new files not being tracked by Git.

The output of git status can vary widely, and it often includes helpful messages to direct the user to manage their repository. For example, git status will show the user the files they would commit by running git commit and the files they could commit by running git add before running git commit.

Basic Git Workflow
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  1. 1
    Hello Git
    Git is a software that allows you to keep track of changes made to a project over time. Git works by recording the changes you make to a project, storing those changes, then allowing you to referen…
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    git init
    Now that we have started working on the screenplay, let’s turn the sorcerers-code directory into a Git project. We do this with: git init The word init means initialize. The command set…
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    Git Workflow
    Nice! We have a Git project. A Git project can be thought of as having three parts: 1. A Working Directory: where you’ll be doing all the work: creating, editing, deleting and organizing files 2…
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    git status
    As you write the screenplay, you will be changing the contents of the working directory. You can check the status of those changes with: git status
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    git add
    In order for Git to start tracking scene-1.txt, the file needs to be added to the staging area. We can add a file to the staging area with: git add filename The word filename here ref…
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    git diff
    Good work! Now you know how to add a file to the staging area. Imagine that we type another line in scene-1.txt. Since the file is tracked, we can check the differences between the working di…
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    git commit
    A commit is the last step in our Git workflow. A commit permanently stores changes from the staging area inside the repository. git commit is the command we’ll do next. However, one more bit of …
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    git log
    Often with Git, you’ll need to refer back to an earlier version of a project. Commits are stored chronologically in the repository and can be viewed with: git log
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    Generalizations
    You have now been introduced to the fundamental Git workflow. You learned a lot! Let’s take a moment to generalize: * Git is the industry-standard version control system for web developers * Use Gi…
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