Fundamental Git workflow

Key Terms

• modify-add-commit-push-pull a basic git workflow that can get you 80% of the benefits of version control.

1. modify aka change files in the working directory (local computer)
2. add changes to a staging area which allows us to control what files to track with Git
3. commit save selected changes as a version onto our local repo (local history)
4. push our new local version to a remote repo (GitHub)
5. pull sync local git repo with a remote repo