Version Control Systems

Question 1

Version Control

Answer 1

• tool that tracks and manages changes to software code or documents, allowing multiple people to work on a project and keep track of different versions
• Can store multiple versions of software.
• Allow for reversion to previous versions if needed.
• Can be local on a computer.
• Can be remote on a network server.
• Git, most popular version control systems

Question 2

Git Clients

Answer 2

• a program which communicates with either a local or remote Git
  repository.

Question 3

Working Copies

Answer 3

• clone the remote repository to your computer
• Make and commit changes to this local repository
• Stage files for the next update to the remote repository.
• Push committed changes back to the remote repository for collaboration.
• Clone repo > edit/debug > commit > stage > push

Question 4

File Status

Answer 4

• Git tracks only the files you specify.
• You must add a file to Git to have it tracked or versioned
• Once tracked, it tells you if the file has been modified
• You can then stage the file and commit it

Question 5

Ignoring Files

Answer 5

• You can request Git to ignore files by listing them in a file in the top level directory of your git repository
• file must be connected to .gitignore
• The * is the most common pattern matching symbol to use.

Question 6

Communicating with the Remote
Repository

Answer 6

• Clone: creates a local copy of the repository
• Pull: updates your local copy with changes from the remote
• Push: pushes your local changes to the remote
• Rename: change the name of a file tracked by Git
• Delete: stop a file from being tracked by Git