GitHub Tutorial

Git Commands

• repo -> repository

• clone -> bring a repo down from the internet (remote repository like Github) to your local machine

• add -> track your files and changes with Git

• commit -> save your changes into Git

• push -> push your changes to your remote repo on Github (or another website)

• pull -> pull changes down from the remote repo to your local machine

• status -> check to see which files are being tracked or need to be commited

• init -> use this command inside of your project to turn it into a Git repository and start using Git with that codebase

What is Git?

• Free and open source version control system.
• Version Control System : The management of changes to documents, computer programs, arge websites and other collections of information.

Terms

• Directory : Folder
• Terminal or Command Line : Interface for text commands
• CLI : Command Line Interface
• cd : Change directory
• Code Editor : Word processor for writing code
• Repository : Project, or the folder/ place where your project is kept
• GitHub : A website to host your repositories online .