Version Control

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Version Control

A system that records changes to files or sets of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later.

A system that records changes to files or sets of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later.

Version Control

Centralized Version Control

A type of version control that uses a central server to store all changes.

A type of version control that uses a central server to store all changes.

Centralized Version Control

Distributed Version Control

A type of version control that allows multiple copies of a project to exist independently on different systems.

A type of version control that allows multiple copies of a project to exist independently on different systems.

Distributed Version Control

Git

The most popular distributed version control system used for software development.

The most popular distributed version control system used for software development.

Git

git commit

A command used to save changes to the local repository in Git.

A command used to save changes to the local repository in Git.

git commit

Branching and Merging in Git

The process of creating independent lines of development and then combining these lines at a later point.

The process of creating independent lines of development and then combining these lines at a later point.

Branching and Merging in Git

Commit Messages in Version Control

Annotations that provide context and explanation for a set of changes in a project's history.

Annotations that provide context and explanation for a set of changes in a project's history.

Commit Messages in Version Control

Remote Repositories

Central repositories of a project's files, used by teams to push and pull changes and collaborate.

Central repositories of a project's files, used by teams to push and pull changes and collaborate.

Remote Repositories

Cloning a Repository

The process of creating a copy of a repository on your own system.

The process of creating a copy of a repository on your own system.

Cloning a Repository

Pull Requests

A method for notifying others about changes you've pushed to a repository and requesting their review or approval.

A method for notifying others about changes you've pushed to a repository and requesting their review or approval.

Pull Requests

Tags in Versioning Releases

Annotations that assign a human-readable name to a specific point in a repository's history, often used for versioning releases.

Annotations that assign a human-readable name to a specific point in a repository's history, often used for versioning releases.

Tags in Versioning Releases

Conflict Resolution in Version Control

The process of resolving discrepancies when multiple users have made conflicting changes to the same parts of a codebase.

The process of resolving discrepancies when multiple users have made conflicting changes to the same parts of a codebase.

Conflict Resolution in Version Control

Forking in Open Source Development

Creating a new project based off of an existing one, often to explore a new direction or make independent changes.

Creating a new project based off of an existing one, often to explore a new direction or make independent changes.

Forking in Open Source Development

Version Control in CI/CD

The use of version control systems to automate the building, testing, and deployment of software in a reliable and consistent manner.

The use of version control systems to automate the building, testing, and deployment of software in a reliable and consistent manner.

Version Control in CI/CD

Backup and Recovery in Version Control Systems

The process of creating and maintaining backups of a project's files, and restoring them in case of data loss or corruption.

The process of creating and maintaining backups of a project's files, and restoring them in case of data loss or corruption.

Backup and Recovery in Version Control Systems

Staging Area in Git

An intermediate area where changes can be reviewed and modified before they are committed to the repository.

An intermediate area where changes can be reviewed and modified before they are committed to the repository.

Staging Area in Git

Git Hooks

Scripts that run automatically when certain events happen in a Git repository, used to automate tasks.

Scripts that run automatically when certain events happen in a Git repository, used to automate tasks.

Git Hooks

Version Control on Team Collaboration

The role of version control systems in coordinating and synchronizing the work of multiple developers, and in facilitating effective teamwork.

The role of version control systems in coordinating and synchronizing the work of multiple developers, and in facilitating effective teamwork.

Version Control on Team Collaboration

History Logs to Track Changes

Records of every change made to a repository, including when the changes were made and by whom.

Records of every change made to a repository, including when the changes were made and by whom.

History Logs to Track Changes

Branch Naming Conventions

Standards and practices for naming branches in a repository, used to make the project's history easier to understand.

Standards and practices for naming branches in a repository, used to make the project's history easier to understand.

Branch Naming Conventions

Submodules in Git

Repositories embedded within a main repository, used to include external projects or libraries.

Repositories embedded within a main repository, used to include external projects or libraries.

Submodules in Git

Rebase vs. Merge in Git

Two methods for integrating changes from one branch into another, with different impacts on the project's history.

Two methods for integrating changes from one branch into another, with different impacts on the project's history.

Rebase vs. Merge in Git

GUI Tools for Managing Version Control Systems

Software applications that provide a graphical interface for interacting with version control systems, simplifying many common tasks.

Software applications that provide a graphical interface for interacting with version control systems, simplifying many common tasks.

GUI Tools for Managing Version Control Systems