Git : Keeping track of version control

Git is a distributed version control system (VCS) created by Linus Torvalds, also known for creating and maintaining the Linux kernel. A version control system is a system for tracking code changes for developers.

The advantages of the Git version control system are as follows :

• It separates test environments into branches
• It offers the ability to navigate to a particular commit without deleting the history
• It offers the ability to manage commits in different ways, including combining them
• And has various other features

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The Git vocabulary

Git is built around several main commands :

• Repository : the data structure of your code, including a .git folder in the root directory
• Commit : a particular saved state of the repository, including all files and additions
• Branch : a way to separate different commits, having a unique history. This is mainly used to separate development and stable branches.
• Push : update the remote…