Version Control Essentials: Git, Workflows, and Collaboration
Version Control Essentials: Git, Workflows, and Collaboration Version control helps teams track changes, review history, and work together without stepping on each other’s toes. Git is the most popular tool for this job. This article explains core ideas, common workflows, and practical tips you can use in daily projects. Understanding Git basics Initialize a project with git init, or clone a remote project with git clone . Check what changed using git status and view history with git log. Save work in small steps: git add to stage, then git commit -m “short, clear message” to record. Manage branches with git branch and switch with git checkout. Bring in others’ work by merging or by pulling from a remote repository. Working with branches and collaboration ...