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Git is a version control system that allows developers to track changes in their source code during the software development process across platforms. It also allows for easy collaboration and versioning control, and changes can be made locally and then pushed to a central repository where others can access and merge them. Test your knowledge with the top GIT interview questions answered by experts that will be your best guide to surviving the trickiest GIT interviews at beginner, intermediate and expert levels.

We have covered various topics like Git commit, Git branch, Git stash, various steps of Git local workflow and also how to set up and use SSH authentication to connect with GitHub/remote repository. Convert your next GIT interview into a sure job offer as a developer with these top interview questions on GIT. If you are looking to advance your career in web and software development, this guide is the perfect resource for you.

GIT Interview Questions and Answers
Beginner

1. What is a git commit?

A commit is the group of -

  1.      Saved changes to the Git repository
  2.      This impacts history
  3.      Uniquely identified by a SHA-1 hash

2. What is a git branch?

Branches can be thought of as a timeline with commits. By default, the master branch is the main, primary branch that we usually work with. HEAD is a pointer to the last commit on the current branch. Remote is simply a refine, or a pointer, to a related repository somewhere that's not local and that could be within local network or enterprise network or somewhere out on the internet. Some examples of places that might be hosting remote repositories would include GitHub, Gitlab, Bitbucket etc. 

3. How to check if git is installed and how to get help on various git commands?

On the terminal/cmd using 'git version' command; it will show the installed git's version. Using command 'git help'; we can display the list of commands supported by the git. Using 'git help <command-Name>' we can get the detailed information about specific git command; on windows it will be displayed in the web-browser but on Mac/Linux it will be displayed on the terminal itself. Command 'git help -a' gives a list of subcommands.

This is one of the most frequently asked Git interview questions for freshers in recent times.

4. How to get the current status of local repository?

Using 'git status' command in the repository working directory, when this command is used it will display-

  • The current branch name
  • If it is an initial commit or not
  • List of the unstage/untracked files(which are newly added or modified but not added to staging/index) List of the files pending to commit(these files are previously added to stating/index)

If there is no file/folder to add or commit then it will just display name of the branch and message "nothing to commit, working directory clean"

5. What are the different ways to add/stage files/changes to the git repository?

There are two ways to add or stage the files or the changes to the git repository.

Using 'git add' command, this will add the file to staging Using 'git commit -am <your custom message>', the '-a' option with commit command will add the files to staging(not to 'newly added files' but only that have been modified and deleted) and commit too. basically 2 in 1, it adds then commit the files. '-m' options for providing the custom commit message.

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Introduction

Git is a version control system that allows developers to track changes in their source code during the software development process across platforms. It also allows for easy collaboration and versioning control, and changes can be made locally and then pushed to a central repository where others can access and merge them. Test your knowledge with the top GIT interview questions answered by experts that will be your best guide to surviving the trickiest GIT interviews at beginner, intermediate and expert levels.

We have covered various topics like Git commit, Git branch, Git stash, various steps of Git local workflow and also how to set up and use SSH authentication to connect with GitHub/remote repository. Convert your next GIT interview into a sure job offer as a developer with these top interview questions on GIT. If you are looking to advance your career in web and software development, this guide is the perfect resource for you.

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