Version control¶
Learning outcomes
Learners ...
- understand what version control is
For teachers
Prior:
- What is meant by 'Version control'?
- What is a version control system?
- Could you name a tool or program that is a version control system?
What is version control?¶
Why is version control important?¶
The file status in version control¶
| File status | Description |
|---|---|
| Untracked | File(s) without version control |
| Staged | File(s) on the stage |
| Committed | File(s) that are part of a change |
| Unmodified | File(s) that are identical to the online version |
| Changed | File(s) that are different than the online version |
The verbs in version control¶
| Verb | Description |
|---|---|
| status | Get the status |
| clone | Download |
| add | Stage one or more files |
| commit | Give a name to the change(s) made to the staged file(s) |
| push | Upload |
| pull | Update |
The version control workflow¶
graph TB
clone --> add
add --> commit --> push --> pull --> addExercises¶
Exercise 1: clone the learners project¶
Prefer a video?
Watch the YouTube video How to use VSCode to (git) clone a repository