First file

Learn to create the first file and stage it.

Create the first file

You start by adding your first file to the repository, for example notlar.txt. Since the file has just been created Git does not know it yet; this state is called an untracked file. To enter the list of tracked files it must be staged.

echo ilk satir > notlar.txt

Right now this file only sits in the working folder.

Stage the file

To prepare the file for the next record you use the git add command. It moves the current state of the file to the stage, the place where content for the next record is prepared. The command runs silently and the file becomes tracked.

git add notlar.txt

Exercise Create and stage a file

The repository is ready. Create the notlar.txt file and write ilk satir in it; stage the file with git add and list the folder contents.

Show example solution

echo "ilk satir" > notlar.txt
git add notlar.txt
ls

Test yourself

What does untracked mean for a newly created file?
- The file has been copied into the .git folder
- The file has been stored encrypted
- The file is saved and ready to be deleted
- The file is not tracked by Git yet
Show answer

The file is not tracked by Git yet — Untracked means the file exists in the working folder but Git does not track it yet. After the git add command the file becomes tracked.

Stage the file

echo "ilk satir" > notlar.txt
git add ____

Show answer

echo "ilk satir" > notlar.txt
git add notlar.txt

File steps

untracked

A new file not tracked
git add

Puts the file on the stage
echo > file

Creates a new file
working directory

Where you edit your files

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