git-practice-Ajin/GIT_ASSIGNMENT.md

# 🚀 Git Assignment – My Version Control Journey

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## 🛠 Step 1: Verifying Git Installation

📌 _First step was making sure Git was installed and working fine._

![Git version check](git_version.png)

✅ The output displayed the installed Git version.

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## 📂 Step 2: Checking Repository Status

👀 _Next, I checked the repo to see if there were pending changes._

![Git status](git_status.png)

🔎 Git shows tracked, untracked, and staged files.

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## ➕ Step 3: Moving Files to Staging

✨ _I noticed some modifications and added them with_ `git add`.

![Git add](git_add.png)

🗂 Files are now ready to be saved in the next commit.

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## 📝 Step 4: Reviewing Commit History

📖 _Every commit is part of the project’s story, so I reviewed mine._

![Git log](git_log.png)

🕒 Shows commit messages, author names, and dates.

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## 🔹 Step 5: Simplified Commit Log

👾 _To avoid too much detail, I used_ `git log --oneline`.

![Git log oneline](git_log_--oneline.png)

⚡ A compact and easy-to-read commit history.

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## 🌳 Step 6: Visualizing History with Graph

🎨 _History is better when visualized, so I used graph mode._

![Git log graph](git_log_--oneline_--graph.png)

🌿 Displays branches and merges clearly.

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## 🔍 Step 7: Checking File Changes

🖋 _Before committing, I inspected changes with_ `git diff`.

![Git diff](git_diff.png)

🔑 Shows exact line changes inside files.

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## 🆚 Step 8: Comparing Two Versions

⚔️ _To see what changed between two commits, I compared them._

![Git diff between two commits](git_diff_commit_commit.png)

📌 Helps track project progress over time.

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## 🌿 Step 9: Working with Branches

🔀 _I explored branches to work independently without touching main code._

![Git branch](git_branch.png)

🌱 Branches allow experimentation safely.

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## 📥 Step 10: Cloning a Repository

🛰 _I downloaded a project from remote using_ `git clone`.

![Git clone](git_clone.png)

📂 A full copy is now available locally.

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## 📥 Step 11: Pulling Remote Updates

🛰 _To stay up to date, I fetched and merged with_ `git pull origin`.

![Git pull](git_pull.png)

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## 🌐 Step 12: Checking Remote Connections

🔗 _I verified linked remote repositories with_ `git remote -v`.

![Git remote](git_remote.png)

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## 🚫 Step 13: Using .gitignore

📄 _Added a `.gitignore` file to skip tracking unnecessary stuff._

![Git ignore](gitignore_file.png)

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# ✨ Summary

1. ✅ **Git Version Check** – Verified installation.  
2. ✅ **Git Status** – Checked repository state.  
3. ✅ **Git Add** – Staged changes.  
4. ✅ **Git Log** – Viewed history.  
5. ✅ **Git Log (oneline/graph)** – Short + visual log.  
6. ✅ **Git Diff** – Compared file changes.  
7. ✅ **Git Branch** – Created/checked branches.  
8. ✅ **Git Clone** – Cloned repo locally.  
9. ✅ **Git Pull** – Pulled updates.  
10. ✅ **Git Remote** – Checked remotes.  
11. ✅ **Git Ignore** – Excluded files.  

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