Git and Version Control

Question 1

Why is version control necessary

Answer 1

To keep track of codebase and ease collaborative work.

Question 2

Git’s main functions

Answer 2

Git tracks the local repository, maintains a record of changes, provides a means to share code between collaborators.

Question 3

Git’s 3 project “states”

Answer 3

Modified (changed but not marked by Git), Staged (tracked and within snapshot), and Committed(successfully within snapshot).

Question 4

Command to add(append to end) text to a file

Answer 4

echo “text in quotes”&raquo_space; filename.txt

Question 5

nano

Answer 5

simple terminal based text editor

Question 6

Command to enter a file in the nano text editor

Answer 6

nano

Question 7

Command to exit the nano text editor

Answer 7

Control X (^ + X)