Lets learn how to track file changes using git.
Initially we gonna create a folder in desktop – book
cd Desktop mkdir book cd book
Then create a file page1.txt
Install Git
Then start using git in the terminal and track the file changes.
git init
git repository will be intialized, .git file will be created in the folder as a hidden file.
To view the hidden files list using the terminal we can use the following command on Power Shell terminal.
ls – Hidden
Now check view the files to be stages – git status
changes in the file page1.txt needs to be staged
Untracked file will be shown in red color.
git add
In order to add it to staging area and start tracking it,
git commit
git commit -m “complete page1”
-m refers to the commit message. Write it in present tense.
git log – to view what all commits are made
Now we can create multiple files and track it. Lets create page2.txt and page 3.txt
add contents to it also, the add to the staging using
git add .
To find difference by comparing the file changes and reverting.
git diff
git diff page2.txt –> to view the difference in the latest version and last committed version
Rollback to previous committed version
git checkout page2.txt //restores the previous version
