Learn Git and Git Bash with Hands-On Demo | Raghav Pal

00:00 TOPICS
02:01 Install Git & Git Bash
10:39 Configure Git for the First Time
14:02 Create Local Git Repository
18:39 Create a File and Make First Commit
22:56 Modify the File and Track Changes
26:12 View Commit History and File Versions
31:14 Create and Switch Branches
35:27 Merge Branches
38:44 Create a GitHub Repo and Push Your Code
47:53 Clone a Repository from GitHub

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Install Git & Git Bash

Step 1 - Go to https://git-scm.com/downloads
Step 2 - Download and install Git for your OS (Windows/macOS/Linux)
Step 3 - Create a folder → right-click → Open Git Bash Here
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Configure Git for the First Time

Step 1 - Do this in Git Bash:
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
--global: applies to all your Git projects
Your name and email appear in commit history
Step 2 - To verify git config --global --list
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Create Local Git Repository

Step 1 - Do this in Git Bash:
mkdir git-demo
cd git-demo
git init
mkdir git-demo: makes a new folder.
cd git-demo: enters the folder.
git init: initializes an empty Git repository (creates a hidden .git folder).
Step 2 - To check status git status
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Create a File and Make Your First Commit

Step 1 - Do this in Git Bash:
echo "Hello Git!" ＞ hello.txt
git status
Step 2 - Stage the file git add hello.txt
Step 3 - Commit the file git commit -m "my first commit: Added hello.txt"
🔍 What just happened:
git add: stages the file (prepares it for commit)


git commit: saves it to Git history with a message
Step 4 - Check commit log git log
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Modify the File and Track Changes

Step 1 - Open hello.txt in any editor (Notepad, VS Code, etc.)
Step 2 - Make some change. Save and close
Step 3 - Check status git status
Step 4 - View the change git diff This shows the exact line added
Step 5 - Stage and commit
git add hello.txt
git commit -m "Updated hello.txt with second line"
We’ve now made a second commit!
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View Commit History and File Versions

Step 1 - View commit history git log --oneline
Shows each commit in one line (handy summary)
Step 2 - See previous version of the file git show HEAD~1:hello.txt
HEAD~1 means: "One commit before the current one"
:hello.txt shows how the file looked in that commit.
Step 3 - See what changed between commits: git diff HEAD~1 HEAD
will see the exact difference between the last two versions
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Create and Switch Branches

Step 1 - Create a new branch: git branch feature-1
Step 2 - Switch to that branch: git checkout feature-1
Step 3 - Make some change in hello.txt
Step 4 - Stage and commit git add hello.txt
git commit -m "Add feature line in hello.txt"
Step 5 - View all branches git branch
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Merge Branches

Step 1 - Switch to main branch git checkout master
Step 2 - Merge the feature branch git merge feature-1
Step 3 - (Optional): Delete the feature branch git branch -d feature-1

We've now completed a full branching + merging cycle
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Create a GitHub Repo and Push Your Code

Step 1 - Go to https://github.com and sign up or log in
Step 2 - Create a new repository
Step 3 - Push local repo to GitHub
git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/git-...
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main
remote add origin: connects your local repo to GitHub.
push -u origin main: uploads your code to the main branch.
Step 4 - Go to GitHub and refresh — our code is now online
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Clone a Repository from GitHub

Step 1 - Copy your repo link
Step 2 - Run git clone https://github.com/your-username/git-...
Downloads the entire repo
Keeps full commit history and branches
Step 3 - Check the cloned project folder
✅ we now have a fresh copy of your project from GitHub
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