Chapter 3 Review

Vocabulary

  1. Git Pull - obtaining the latest version of a repository from github.com onto either your local machine or the server you are working from.
  2. Git add --all Command in terminal used to add all files to staging for a commit.
  3. Git commit -m Command in terminal used to add a message to staged files for commit.
  4. Git Commit - Staging changes made to files and/or directories to be uploaded to the GitHub Cloud.
  5. Git Push - The action of sending staged changes to the GitHub cloud.
  6. Git Status - Ability to check the status of a repository and whether it needs a Git Pull or Git Commit and Git Push.
  7. Commit Message - Text based message transmitted with every commit/push made onto the GitHub Cloud.
  8. Commit History - A log of user commits on files and directories available for viewing on GitHub.com in the specified repository.

These are the terms we used in this chapter. For quizzes/exams, I will pull directly from the text to create questions that test whether you read the text or not!