Strategy 2 – Using Git to go back in time
Git is a popular source control system that keeps a history of changes you've made to code. You can review changes, restore older versions, and keep a commented log of why you made the changes. Git also lets you store code in more than one location in case your hard drive fails. Git stores code and its history in repositories, or repos. You can make branches – copies of the code to try ideas – and later merge those back to the main branch.I will get you started, but this section can only scratch the surface of what you can do with Git. Let's begin:
Install Git by following the instructions at https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git for your computer.
Tip
If you are using Windows or macOS, I would suggest using the GitHub app for easier setup.
- Git requires you to set your identity using a command line on your computer:
> git config --global user.name "<Your Name>"
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