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62 lines
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# Module 01: Git Basics
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## Learning Objectives
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- Understand what a git repository is
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- Learn the basic git workflow: modify → stage → commit
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- Use `git status` to check repository state
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- Use `git add` to stage changes
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- Use `git commit` to save changes
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## Challenge
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In this challenge, you'll learn the fundamental git workflow.
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### Setup
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Run the setup script to prepare the challenge:
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```powershell
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.\setup.ps1
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```
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This will create a directory called `challenge` with some files that need to be committed.
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### Your Task
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1. Navigate into the `challenge` directory: `cd challenge`
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2. **Initialize a new git repository**: `git init` (this is your first step!)
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3. Check the status of your repository: `git status`
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4. Stage the file `welcome.txt`: `git add welcome.txt`
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5. Create a commit with the message "Add welcome file": `git commit -m "Add welcome file"`
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6. Stage the file `instructions.txt`: `git add instructions.txt`
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7. Create a commit with the message "Add instructions": `git commit -m "Add instructions"`
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**Note**: The challenge directory is NOT a git repository until you run `git init`. This is intentional - you're learning to start from scratch!
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### Key Concepts
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- **Repository**: A directory tracked by git, containing your project files and their history
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- **Working Directory**: The files you see and edit
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- **Staging Area (Index)**: A preparation area for your next commit
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- **Commit**: A snapshot of your staged changes
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### Useful Commands
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```bash
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git init # Initialize a new git repository
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git status # Show the working tree status
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git add <file> # Stage a file for commit
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git commit -m "<message>" # Create a commit with a message
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```
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### Verification
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Once you think you've completed the challenge, run:
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```powershell
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.\verify.ps1
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```
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This will check if you've successfully completed all the steps.
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