Getting Started with Git and GitHub: A Beginner’s Guide

1. What is Git?

Git is a version control system that helps you track changes in your code and collaborate with others.

2. What is GitHub?

GitHub is a cloud platform for hosting Git repositories, enabling collaboration, code sharing, and project management.

3. Install Git

• macOS:
  brew install git
• Windows:
  Download from git-scm.com.

4. Configure Git

git config –global user.name “Your Name”
git config –global user.email “your@email.com”

5. Create a Local Repository

git init my-project

cd my-project
6. Add and Commit Files
echo “# My Project” > README.md
git add README.md
git commit -m “Initial commit”

7. Create a GitHub Account

• Sign up at github.com.
  8. Create a Remote Repository on GitHub
• Click “New repository” on GitHub.
• Name your repo and click “Create repository”.

9. Connect Local Repo to GitHub
git remote add origin https://github.com/yourusername/your-repo.git
git push -u origin master

10. Common Git Commands

• git status – Check repo status
• git add . – Stage all changes
• git commit -m "message" – Commit changes
• git pull – Get latest changes from GitHub
• git push – Upload changes to GitHub

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