notes.txt

notes

this file I will add some notes about lectures I'm taking 

Git 

Git is a distributed version control system where I can keep track of the workflow of my projects, specially for source
code management. 

What can I do with Git? 

- Create
- Save 
- Edit

But since it's recursive, it's a lifecycle. I repeat this process over and over, with every change made. 
When commiting a change, I have to be as precise as possible, since it's a commentary about something I did. 

But what about doing it with others in a collaborative project? This is where Git shines. I can see when, who and why 
something was changed. So in a big project where there's dozens of people working in the same directory, or the same file,
it's easier to see what's happening. 

Here's some basic configuration command lines:

- git config --global user.name 'YourName' // to register the author of the changes in this local repository
- git config --global user.email 'youremail@mail.com' // to register the author's email 

Creating repositories:

- git init name-of-project // naming the project
- git clone url //  cloning a repository in github by copy and paste a url

Making basic changes:

- git status // output the status of the files in the repository
- git diff // show differences in the file that still haven't been commited 
- git add name-of-file // do a snapshot of the file, putting it in staging state
- git reset name-of-file // unselect the file but preserve the content	
- git commit -m 'descriptive message' // record permanently the snapshot of the file in version log