Git is a software that allows you to keep track of changes made to a project ove

r time.
Git works by recording the changes you make to a project, storing those changes,
then
allowing you to reference them as needed.
We'll learn Git by using it to help us write a screenplay called Harry Programme
r and the
Sorcerer's Code.
Instructions
1. We ll get started by taking a look at the screenplay project. In scene-1.txt, add
this
text:
Harry Programmer and the Sorcerer s Code: Scene 1
Then press enter to create a new empty line. Once you've created the new line, c
lick Run.
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Now that we have started working on the screenplay, let s turn the sorcerers-code
directory into a Git project. We do this with: git init
The word init means initialize. The command sets up all the tools Git needs to b
egin
tracking changes made to the project.
Instructions
1. In the terminal, initialize a new Git project.
Notice the output:
Initialized an empty git repository in /home/ccuser/workspace/sorcerers-code/.gi
t/
The Git project was created. Click Next to continue.
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Nice! We have a Git project. A Git project can be thought of as having three par
ts:
A Working Directory: where you'll be doing all the work: creating, editing, dele
ting and
organizing files
A Staging Area: where you'll list changes you make to the working directory
A Repository: where Git permanently stores those changes as different versions o
f the
project
The Git workflow consists of editing files in the working directory, adding file
s to the
staging area, and saving changes to a Git repository. In Git, we save ch
anges with a
commit, which we will learn more about in this lesson.
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As you write the screenplay, you will be changing the contents of the working di
rectory.
You can check the status of those changes with: git status
1. From the terminal, check the status of the sorcerers-code project.

In the output, notice the file in red under untracked files. Untracked means tha
t Git sees
the file but has not started tracking changes yet.
Output:
$ git status
On branch master

Initial commit

Untracked files:
(use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)

scene-1.txt

nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
$
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In order for Git to start tracking scene-1.txt, the file needs to be added to th
e staging
area.
We can add a file to the staging area with:

git add <filename>

The word <filename> here refers to the name of the file you are editing, such as
file.txt.
Instructions
1. Add scene-1.txt to the staging area in Git. Recall that you will need to iden
tify the
file by its name.
Output:
$ git add scene-1.txt
$ git status
On branch master

Initial commit

Changes to be committed:
(use "git rm --cached <file>..." to unstage)

new file:

scene-1.txt

$
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Good work! Now you know how to add a file to the staging area.
Imagine that we type another line in scene-1.txt. Since the file is tracked, we
can
check the differences between the working directory and the staging area with:
git diff <filename>
Instructions
1. In the code editor, add this text to scene-1.txt:
Dumblediff: I should've known you would be here, Professor McGonagit.
Click Run.
2. From the terminal, check the difference between the working directory and the
staging
area.
Notice the output:
"Harry Programmer and the Sorcerer's Code: Scene 1" is in the staging ar
ea, as
indicated in white.
Changes to the file are marked with a + and are indicated in green.
IMPORTANT: press q on your keyboard to exit diff mode.
3. Add the changes to the staging area in Git. Recall that you will need to iden
tify the
file by its name.
Output:
scene-1.txt
Harry Programmer and the Sorcerer's Code: Scene 1
Dumblediff: I should've known you would be here, Professor McGonagit.
Terminal
1 Harry Programmer and the Sorcerer's Code: Scene 1
2 Dumblediff: I should've known you would be here, Professor McGonagit.
Run
$ git status
On branch master
Initial commit
Changes to be committed:
(use "git rm --cached <file>..." to unstage)
new file:

scene-1.txt

Changes not staged for commit:

scene-1.txt

$ git diff
diff --git a/scene-1.txt b/scene-1.txt
index a02a36b..597a992 100644
--- a/scene-1.txt
+++ b/scene-1.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
Harry Programmer and the Sorcerer's Code: Scen
+Dumblediff: I should've known you would be her
\ No newline at end of file
(END)q
$ git add scene-1.txt
$
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A commit is the last step in our Git workflow. A commit permanently stores chang
es from
the staging area inside the repository.
git commit is the command we'll do next. However, one more bit of code is needed
for a
commit: the option -m followed by a message.
Here's an example: git commit -m "Complete first line of dialogue"
Standard Conventions for Commit Messages:
Must be in quotation marks
Written in the present tense
Should be brief (50 characters or less) when using -m
Instructions:
Make your first commit! From the terminal, type the command along with a commit
message.
The message should describe the point of the commit.
If you're having trouble thinking of a good commit message, reflect on how the p
roject has
changed since it began.
Output:
$ git commit -m "Completed first line of dialouge"
[master (root-commit) 4c97b05] Completed first line of dialouge
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 scene-1.txt
$
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Often with Git, you'll need to refer back an earlier version of a project. Commi

ts are
stored chronologically in the repository and can be viewed with: git log
Instructions
1. From the terminal, log a list of your commits.
In the output, notice:
A 40-character code, called a SHA, that uniquely identifies the commit.
This appears
in orange text.
The commit author (you!)
The date and time of the commit
The commit message
Output:
$ git log
commit 4c97b05802abf9c3a359647f57a57347855a1d03
Author: codecademy <ccuser@codecademy.com>
Date:

Thu Oct 29 19:27:33 2015 -0400

Completed first line of dialouge