Deep Dive in Git & GitHub for DevOps Engineers

Git is a distributed version control system used for tracking changes in source code during software development.

It allows multiple developers to collaborate on projects by managing different versions of files and facilitating merging changes.

Importance of Git:

Git is important because it enables efficient collaboration among developers working on the same project, allowing them to work on different features simultaneously and merge their changes seamlessly.
It provides a reliable and secure way to manage and track changes in code, reducing the risk of errors and conflicts during development.

Historically, Git repositories often used the term "master" to denote the primary branch where development begins.
However, due to concerns about the term's potentially negative connotations, many projects and platforms, including Git itself, have transitioned to using terms like "main" instead of "master" for the primary branch.
Functionally, there is no difference between a "main" branch and a "master" branch in Git; they both serve as the default branch for a repository and typically contain the latest stable version of the code.

Git is a version control system, while GitHub is a platform that hosts Git repositories and provides additional collaboration and project management features.
Git is a command-line tool that manages version control locally on a developer's machine, whereas GitHub is a web-based platform that allows developers to store, share, and collaborate on Git repositories remotely.
GitHub provides features such as issue tracking, pull requests, code reviews, and project management tools, which complement Git's version control capabilities and facilitate collaborative software development.

--> To create a new repository on GitHub:

Log in to your GitHub account.
Click on the "+" icon in the top right corner and select "New repository."
Enter a name for your repository, provide an optional description, choose whether it's public or private, and configure other settings as needed.
Click "Create repository" to finalize the creation process.

Local Repository: A local repository is a copy of a Git repository that resides on a developer's local machine. It contains the full version history and allows developers to work on code offline.
Remote Repository: A remote repository is hosted on a remote server (e.g., GitHub, GitLab) and serves as a centralized location for collaboration. It allows multiple developers to access and contribute to the same codebase.
To connect a local repository to a remote repository:

1. Initialize a Git repository locally using git init or clone an existing repository using git clone <repository_url>.

2.Add a remote repository using git remote add <name> <repository_url>, where <name> is a nickname for the remote repository (e.g., "origin") and <repository_url> is the URL of the remote repository.

3.Push changes from the local repository to the remote repository using git push <remote_name> <branch_name>, where <remote_name> is the nickname of the remote repository and <branch_name> is the name of the branch you want to push.

Create a repository named "Devops" on GitHub
- Log in to your GitHub account.
- Click on the "+" icon in the top right corner and select "New repository."
- Enter "Devops" as the repository name, provide an optional description, choose whether it's public or private, and configure other settings as needed.
- Click "Create repository" to finalize the creation process.

Connect your local repository to the repository on GitHub.

Open your terminal or command prompt.
Navigate to the directory where your local repository is located.
Use the following command to add the remote repository:
```
  git remote add origin <https://github.com/aryan_kale/Devops.git>
```
Replace <repository_url> with the URL of your GitHub repository (e.g., https://github.com/aryan_kale/Devops.git).

Create a new file in Devops/Git/Day-02.txt & add some content to it

Navigate to the directory where your local repository is located.
Create the directory structure if it doesn't exist:
```
   mkdir -p Devops/Git
```
Change into the Devops/Git directory:
```
  cd Devops/Git
```
Create a new file named Day-02.txt:
```
  touch Day-02.txt
```
Open Day-02.txt in a text editor and add some content.

Push your local commits to the repository on GitHub

Add the new file to the staging area:
```
  git add Day-02.txt
```
Commit the changes:
```
  git commit -m "Add Day-02.txt"
```
Push the changes to the remote repository:
```
  git push origin main
```
This command assumes that your local branch is named main. If you're using a different branch name (e.g., master), replace main with your branch name.

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