Summary - What is Git?
- Git course
- Beginner
- Lesson 4/80
- 5 min
Combine the version control concept to explain a repository structure.
Understand the Git structure together
Git is a distributed version control system that tracks changes in project files. A repository stores commit history and branch information alongside the files. Each developer can work in a local repository and share changes with a remote repository.
Project
├── Working Files
├── .git
│ ├── History
│ └── Branch Data
└── Remote RepositoryThis structure makes it possible to preserve history, work on different versions, and collaborate with a team.
Practice Create and share a Git repository
Initialize a new Git repository in the project directory. Stage the README.md file and create a commit with the message First project. Finally, add https://github.com/ada/project.git as origin and push the main branch.
Starter code
# Depoyu başlat
# Dosyayı kaydet
# Uzak depoyu ekle
# Ana dalı gönderSample solution
# Depoyu başlat
git init
# Dosyayı kaydet
git add README.md
git commit -m "İlk proje"
# Uzak depoyu ekle
git remote add origin https://github.com/ada/project.git
# Ana dalı gönder
git push -u origin mainExpected output
Initialized empty Git repository [main (root-commit) a1b2c3d] İlk proje 1 file changed To https://github.com/ada/project.git * [new branch] main -> main
Questions and answers
Review the lesson questions together with their answers. To test yourself, solve the lesson interactively.
1 What is the main purpose of the .git directory in a repository?
- To manage the remote server's operating system
- To automatically generate HTML files
- To store repository history and Git management data Correct answer
- To compress all images in the project
Explanation: The .git directory stores the repository's commit history, references, and management data required by Git.
2 Define the repository structure
Bir Git deposunda çalışma dosyaları ve ____ klasörü birlikte bulunur.Bir Git deposunda çalışma dosyaları ve .git klasörü birlikte bulunur.Explanation: The .git directory stores repository history and Git management data alongside the working files.
3 Components of a Git repository
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
Working files |
Files being worked on |
.git |
Repository management data |
Local repository |
Repository copy on the computer |
Remote repository |
Remote repository for sharing |