From Code to Performance

Exercise 1: Git & Github Practice Material

Objective: Learn to initialize repositories, add and commit files, and check status/history.

Exercises

• Create a folder called git_practice on your computer.
• Initialize a Git repository inside it.
• Create a file called notes.txt with some content.
• Stage and commit the file.
• Modify the file, then check Git status before committing.
• View commit history using git log.

Commands to Practice:

git init

git status

git add notes.txt

git commit -m "Initial commit"

git log

2. Remote Repository Practice

Objective: Learn to connect local repositories to GitHub.

• Create a new GitHub repository called git_practice_repo.
• Connect your local git_practice repo to GitHub.
• Push commits to GitHub.
• Create a new file todo.txt, add some tasks, and commit.
• Push the new commit to GitHub.

git remote add origin https://github.com/username/git_practice_repo.git

git branch -M main

git push -u origin main

git add todo.txt

git commit -m "Add tasks"

git push

3. Branching and Merging

Objective: Learn how to create branches, make changes, and merge them.

Exercises

• Create a branch called feature-update
• Add a new file feature.txt with content.
• Commit your changes.
• Switch back to the main branch and merge feature-update.
• Resolve any merge conflicts (optional: create conflicting changes in feature.txt to practice resolving).

Commands to Practice:

git checkout -b feature-update

git add feature.txt

git commit -m "Add new feature"

git checkout main

git merge feature-update

4. Challenge Mini-Project

Objective: Apply Git & GitHub workflow in a small project.

Task:

Create a simple "Personal Notes Organizer" project:

• Folders structure: notes/ and archive/
• Add a few text files with sample notes.
• Commit and push changes to GitHub.
• Create a feature branch to add an "Archive" feature.
• Merge back to main after completing.