1. do some work
2. git add name_of_file_you_worked_on
3. do more work, add more files if you want
4. git commit -m message_saying_what_you_did

That’s it.

If you want different versions of your work to switch between:

1. git checkout -b name_of_branch
2. git checkout main
3. git checkout name_of_branch

That’s it. You can have as many branches as you want.

If you want to save your work elsewhere e.g. github, private server

1. git remote add name_of_remote_repository http://address_of_remote.com/name_of_remote_repository
2. after doing work in above 2 sections: git push name_of_remote_repository
   • git will send work from the branch you are on, to the remote repository
3. if the remote repo has been updated: git pull name_of_remote or git fetch name_of_remote then when ready: git pull name_of_remote

That’s it. That’s git. If you don’t love using the command line, try one of these:

Sublime Merge Git Kraken Tortoise Git GitG GitK

Or your IDE likely has a version control feature.

They all run those commands, but with a visual interface, which can be nice.

Other alternatives to git include Mercury (hg), bazaar, and older systems like subversion (SVN)