Complete Git Guide: Understand and Master Git and GitHub - Most Common Git Operations

The video tutorial covers essential Git operations, including adding files to the staging area and committing them to the repository. It explains the Git add and commit commands, detailing how files transition between different states and areas in Git. The tutorial introduces the Git checkout command for version control, allowing users to switch between project versions. It also discusses file states like untracked, staged, and unmodified, and how they relate to Git areas. The tutorial concludes with a preview of upcoming topics, such as Git head and branches.

What is the primary purpose of the Git add command?

• To delete files from the repository

• To move files from the working directory to the staging area

• To commit changes directly to the repository

• To revert changes in the working directory

Which information is NOT included in a Git commit?

• Date of the commit

• File size

• Author's name

• Commit message

What does the Git checkout command allow you to do?

• Retrieve a specific version of your project

• Merge two branches

• Create a new repository

• Delete a branch

What happens to a file's state when it is added to the staging area?

• It becomes untracked

• It becomes deleted

• It becomes staged

• It becomes committed

In which area does a file remain after being committed?

• In the working directory, staging area, and repository

• In the working directory and staging area

• Only in the staging area

• Only in the working directory

What is the state of a file that has been modified but not yet staged?

• Staged

• Committed

• Modified

• Untracked

How does Git ensure consistency across different areas after a commit?

• By making all areas reflect the committed changes

• By updating the working directory only

• By deleting untracked files

• By ignoring changes in the staging area