Basic Git commands
Git is a distributed version control system (DVCS). The branching system of Git is very robust and makes it stand out among other version control systems. Using Git, several branches of a project can be created, independent of each other. The process of creation, merging, and deletion of branches are seamless and very fast.
Git greatly supports the concept of frictionless context switching, where you can easily create a branch to explore your ideas, create and apply patches, make commits, merge the branches, and later switch back to the earlier branch you were working on. The branching workflow being used will determine whether to create a branch for each feature or group of features, while easily switching between the ...
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