Create Repository Workflow

Goals

• Initialize a new repository with git init
• Create and stage a file with git add
• Record a snapshot with git commit
• Inspect repository state with git status and git log

Prerequisites

• Git installed and available on the command line
• A terminal or the EZ4Code playground shell

Steps

2. 1

   Create the project folder and init

   Create a new empty directory and run git init inside it. This turns the folder into a Git repository by creating a hidden .git directory that stores all history.

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   mkdir my-first-repo
   cd my-first-repo
   git init

   Expected result

   Git prints "Initialized empty Git repository in .../my-first-repo/.git/".

4. 2

   Create a README file

   Create a README.md with a title line. The README is the front page of a repository — every project should have one.

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   echo "# My First Repo" > README.md

   Expected result

   A file README.md exists in the folder with one line of content.

6. 3

   Stage and check status

   Run git add to stage the file, then git status to see what will be committed. Staging is the step between your working files and the committed snapshot.

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   git add README.md
   git status

   Expected result

   git status shows README.md in green under "Changes to be committed".

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8. 4

   Make your first commit

   Run git commit with a message. The message describes what this snapshot contains. Check the log to see your commit recorded in history.

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   git commit -m "Add README"
   git log

   Expected result

   git log shows one commit with your message, author, and timestamp.

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