Basic Git Workflow
Backtracking in Git
Git Branching
Git Teamwork
Potpourri
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This command creates a new Git repository.
git init
100
This command will restore the file in your working directory to look exactly as it did when you made your last commit.
git checkout HEAD filename
100
You can use this command to answer the question: "Which branch am I on?"
git branch
100
This command copies an existing remote repository to the current directory
git clone
100
With reference to Git, this is what VCS stands for.
Version Control System
200
What's wrong with the git command below?
Quotation marks are needed around the commit message.
200
In Git, the commit you are currently on is known as this.
the HEAD commit
200
Use this command to create a new branch.
git branch new_branch
200
This is a Git repository that allows multiple collaborators to work on the same Git project.
remote
200
True or False. When you are on “master” and create a new branch, the new branch and the "master" share the the exact same commit history.
True
300
The output below is typical of which command?
git log
300
All files can be added to the staging area using this command.
git add .
300
This command can be used to switch branches.
git checkout branch_name
300
The output below is typical of which command?
git remote -v
300
True or False. Git and GitHub are the exact same thing.
False
400
This command can be used to check the differences between the working directory and the staging area.
git diff
400
With this command, we can un-stage a file from the staging area.
git reset HEAD filename
400
This command can be used to delete a branch.
git branch -d branch_name
400
This command gets work from the remote and makes them available to merge, but does not merge the changes.
git fetch
400
This command will push your branch up to the remote, origin.
git push origin your_branch_name
500
This is 40 character-code a that uniquely identifies a commit
SHA (Simple Hashing Algorithm)
500
Which command allows you to "rewind" to a specified previous commit
git reset commit_SHA
500
What does the code below indicate?
A merge conflict
500
Fill in the blank. The ___________ are steps that enable smooth project development when multiple collaborators are working on the same Git project.
Git Collaborative Workflow (found in Codecademy > Git Teamwork > Lesson 6 Git workflow)
500
You choose: What year was Git created?
Who created Git?
Git was created in 2005 by Linus Torvalds.