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Module 2 of 12

Understanding Git's Three Areas: Working, Staging, and Repository

Understanding Git’s Three Areas: Working, Staging, and Repository

Master the fundamental workflow of Git by understanding the three core areas. Learn how test files move through Working Directory, Staging Area, and Repository. Practice selective staging to commit only relevant test changes, and understand how to inspect and manipulate files at each stage.

Lessons

  1. The Three Areas Explained: Setting Up Your First Test Repository (45 min) - beginner
  2. Selective Staging: Committing Only What Matters (60 min) - intermediate
  3. Inspecting and Navigating Between Areas (55 min) - intermediate
  4. Real-World Workflow: Managing Test Development Across All Three Areas (75 min) - intermediate

Lessons (4)

1 The Three Areas Explained: Setting Up Your First Test Repository 2 Selective Staging: Committing Only What Matters 3 Inspecting and Navigating Between Areas 4 Real-World Workflow: Managing Test Development Across All Three Areas