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Essential Source Control with Git

With the prevalence of modern DevOps culture, it is essential for almost any IT professional to have a basic understanding of source control. This activity walks through the basics of using the popular tool, Git, for source control.

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Clock icon 30m
Last updated
Clock icon Sep 01, 2025

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  1. Challenge

    Install and Configure Git on a Workstation

    Run the following commands on the workstation host, providing your name and email address:

    1. sudo yum install git
    2. Accept the prompt to download and install packages.
    3. git config --global user.email [email protected]
    4. git config --global user.name John

  2. Challenge

    Clone the "Source Unchained" Repository from *http://github.com/linuxacademy/content-git-quickstart* to `/home/cloud_user/play` and Add a New Branch for Your Story

    Run the following commands:

    1. git clone http://github.com/linuxacademy/content-git-quickstart /home/cloud_user/play
    2. cd /home/cloud_user/play
    3. git branch john-story

  3. Challenge

    Add a New Story File to the Play Files and Track It in Source Control

    1. Switch to your new branch git checkout john-story

    2. Create a new file (for example, story.txt) with some sample content.

      vim /home/cloud_user/play/johns-story.txt

    3. Add the file to the repository by running the following:

      Note: Make sure you are in the repository directory (assuming the filename johns-story.txt). cd /home/cloud_user/play git add johns-story.txt

  4. Challenge

    Add an Entry to the File `contributers.txt`

    Starting in the directory /home/cloud_user/play:

    1. Edit contributers.txt to add an entry for yourself

      vim contributers.txt

    2. You will need to let git know to track the change you made by running the following:

      git add contributers.txt

  5. Challenge

    Commit Your Changes Using the Message "airplane story"

    Run git commit -m "airplane story" from the directory /home/cloud_user/play.

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