What is GIT

Git is a popular version control system. It was created by Linus Torvalds in 2005, and has been maintained by Junio Hamano since then.

Uses of GIT

  • Manage projects with Repositories

  • Clone a project to work on a local copy

  • Control and track changes with Staging and Committing

  • Branch and Merge to allow for work on different parts and versions of a project

  • Pull the latest version of the project to a local copy

  • Push local updates to the main project

Reasons to use GIT

  • Developers can work together from all over the world.

  • Developers can see the whole history of the project.

  • They can go back to earlier versions of the Project.