Software Medium · Lesson 1 · On the house

git init

A repo on purpose. Lesson 1 is free — on the house.

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git init

A repo on purpose.

Illustration for the Software / Terminal course — Lesson 1 is on the house. The rest opens with the paper, the Daily, or a gift.

This is Software / Terminal · medium, lesson 1: git init. Read the teaching and the stills before the checks. The quizzes are open book and test the subject — Software / Terminal itself — not product rules or layout trivia.

You already know Introductory and Easy. Medium assumes those habits and asks for sharper tools.

git init creates a new repository.

git status shows the working tree state.

Version control records history intentionally.

Initialize before you need a miracle recovery.

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git init
git status

Match this when you type. Open book.

Sit with that still. Trace it top to bottom. Name each piece. The exercise asks you to match its essence.

If something fails when you try it yourself, change one thing. Read the error. Return to the still. I will not rush you.

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What does git init do?

Creates a new git repository
Deletes history
Starts Docker
Formats disks

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What does git status show?

Working tree / staging state
Only CPU load
Only weather
Only DNS

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Why use version control?

Record history of changes intentionally
Replace editors
Disable shells
Speed Wi-Fi

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