{"id":184005,"date":"2024-04-15T11:56:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T10:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=184005"},"modified":"2024-03-28T14:23:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:23:04","slug":"git-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-essential-tool-for-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/git-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-essential-tool-for-developers","title":{"rendered":"Git: everything you need to know about this essential tool for developers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"184005\" class=\"elementor elementor-184005\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4857a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a4857a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef4a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ef4a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Git has become an essential tool for developers of all kinds. Conceived by Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, Git has rapidly become a standard in the world of software development. Its open source status has encouraged widespread adoption, enabling individuals and companies to manage their source code projects efficiently.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-894ff2d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"894ff2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b750837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b750837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The fundamentals<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9fd13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f9fd13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">What is Git?<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440b7d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"440b7d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Git is a version control system (VCS)<\/strong>, essential for any developer or team working on projects with source code. It tracks changes made to code, facilitating collaboration and version control.<\/p><p>Unlike other VCSs, Git is designed to be fast, secure and supports non-linear development through its efficient branch management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f3ae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06f3ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Why use Git?<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9014f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9014f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are several advantages to using it:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Change management:<\/strong> Detailed tracking of each change made, who made it and why.<\/li><li><strong>Easier collaboration:<\/strong> Allows several people to work simultaneously on the same project without the risk of conflict.<\/li><li><strong>Security:<\/strong> Every change is checked and recorded, reducing the risk of errors or <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/dlp-data-loss-prevention-principles-and-implementation\">data loss.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1226325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1226325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">How does Git work?<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e31f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e31f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the heart of<strong> Git<\/strong> is the concept of a &#8216;commit&#8217;, a sort of snapshot of your code at a given point in time. These commits form a chronology, allowing you to go back to an earlier version if necessary. A <strong>Git repository<\/strong> can have several branches, each representing a different version of the code.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0478e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0478e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image10-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e63739f elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e63739f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-scientist-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learning to use Git<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d984c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"28d984c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcec41c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcec41c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Setting up and basic use of Git<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d7d34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29d7d34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Installing Git<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ea96a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0ea96a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To get started with Git, the first step is to install it. You can download Git for Windows, Mac or Linux from its official website. Installation is generally straightforward. Once installed, you can access Git from the command line or using third-party graphical interfaces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe7d9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fe7d9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">First configurations<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1824a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1824a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Git is installed, a few initial configurations are required. From a terminal (or on Git Bash, installed with Git), you need to configure your name and e-mail address, as they will be used in your commits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdd434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"1cdd434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-git \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-git\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>git config --global user.name \"Your Name\"\r\ngit config --global user.email \"your.email@example.com\"<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68ddef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a68ddef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Creating your first repository<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8713b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8713b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To create your first Git repository, start by navigating to the folder where your project is located (or, if not, to the location where your future project will be), then run :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a52a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"e5a52a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-git \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-git\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>git init<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-998a91f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"998a91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This command tells Git that this folder is a repository. Git then monitors this folder to track changes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afbf59a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afbf59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Cloning an existing repository<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c783c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c783c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you want to work on an existing project, you can &#8220;clone&#8221; a remote repository using the following command:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124f00f elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"124f00f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-git \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-git\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>git clone [repository_url]<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87db4ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87db4ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This will create a local copy of the project, including all its commit history.<\/p><p>For example, on Github (the famous platform for Git repositories), the link to clone a project can be found here :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d40a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82d40a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image8-3.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e44ca1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e44ca1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">First Git commands<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04b438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a04b438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are a few essential commands to get you started:<\/p><p>The following command allows you to view the status of your files (modified, added, etc.):<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9070fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"a9070fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-git \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-git\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>git status<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b46b4b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b46b4b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>To add files to your next commit, and therefore allow Git to track changes to them :<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d5219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"d6d5219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-git \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-git\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>git add [file]<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a57b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a57b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>But if a whole folder needs to be added, it will be possible to navigate to the folder in question (in the repository tracked by Git), and run :<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50c0c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"a50c0c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-git \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-git\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>git add .<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e32dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e32dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>To create a commit, use the following command:<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c8d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"21c8d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-git \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-git\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>git commit -m \"My amazing commit\"<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68af8cc elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"68af8cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/course-devops\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Mastering Git from A to Z<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c58aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"f0c58aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad785de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad785de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Git features and commands<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97e649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f97e649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Use of branches<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d934ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d934ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Branches<\/strong> are a key concept in Git. They allow developers to work on different features or patches without disturbing the main branch (usually called master or main). To create a new branch and switch to it :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df4b57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"6df4b57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-git \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-git\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>git branch [branch_name]\r\ngit checkout [branch_name]<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98198fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98198fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image9-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e8d40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1e8d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Merge modifications with Git Merge<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a62af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11a62af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you have finished working on a branch, you can merge it with the main branch. The git merge command incorporates changes from one branch into another.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98922cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"98922cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-git \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-git\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>git checkout main\r\ngit merge [branch_name]<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b6cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69b6cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This action is crucial for team collaboration, as it allows everyone&#8217;s contributions to be integrated into the main project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ee433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69ee433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image4-4.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3320f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f3320f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Remote depot management<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9db179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9db179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Working with Git is not limited to your local machine. The following commands are essential for interacting with a remote repository, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/github-repository-what-is-it-whats-it-for\">GitHub<\/a> or GitLab.<\/p><p>To send your local commits to a remote repository :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118f1d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"118f1d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-git \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-git\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>git push<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9514fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9514fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>To retrieve the latest changes from a remote repository, and integrate them into your local branch :<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e1bf83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"9e1bf83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-git \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-git\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>git pull<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1985bc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1985bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Pull Requests<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c639a08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c639a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They are a way of proposing modifications and having them examined before merging them into the main branch of a project. They are fundamental to teamwork and open source projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66940f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66940f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image5-5.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460791d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"460791d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-969b869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"969b869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advice and best practice<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae4a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3ae4a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.tg  {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}\r\n.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\r\n  overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\r\n.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\r\n  font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\r\n.tg .tg-y93n{background-color:#c0c0c0;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle}\r\n.tg .tg-p9e4{background-color:#EFEFEF;font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif !important;font-size:15px;text-align:left;\r\n  vertical-align:middle}\r\n.tg .tg-sq08{background-color:#F3F3F3;font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif !important;font-size:15px;text-align:left;\r\n  vertical-align:middle}\r\n.tg .tg-b8l5{background-color:#F3F3F3;font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif !important;font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;\r\n  text-align:left;vertical-align:middle}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"undefined;table-layout: fixed; width: 700px\">\r\n<colgroup>\r\n<col style=\"width: 100px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 200px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 400px\">\r\n<\/colgroup>\r\n<thead>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-y93n\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image7-4.png\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-p9e4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">Don't think too big<\/span><\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-sq08\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">To start, it's advisable to begin with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">simple projects<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">. Get familiar with basic Git commands (like the ones seen before). A solid understanding of these fundamentals is essential before moving on to more complex concepts.<\/span><\/th>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-y93n\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image1-4.png\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-p9e4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">Clear commit messages<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-sq08\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">Each commit should come with a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">clear and descriptive message<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">. A good commit message allows anyone to quickly understand the changes made and their purpose. This becomes particularly crucial in a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">collaborative context<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">.<\/span><\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-y93n\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image6-4.png\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-p9e4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">Use branches<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-sq08\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">They allow you to work on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">different features<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\"> or fixes <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">without affecting the main codebase<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">. Use descriptive branch names to facilitate tracking.<\/span><\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-y93n\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image3-3.png\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-p9e4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">Stay up to date<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-sq08\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">Regularly use git pull to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">stay updated<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\"> with the latest changes from the remote repository, especially before starting work on new modifications.<\/span><\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-y93n\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image2-4.png\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-p9e4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">Collaboration<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-b8l5\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">Contribute <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">to open-source projects, use Git for your own projects, and collaborate with others to enhance your skills.<\/span><\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3afacf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c3afacf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c603dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c603dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Git is a powerful and extremely popular tool in the world of software development. 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