What is Git?

Git is a Source Control Management application.

Git is used to perform development in a decentralized manner.

Git uses a remote server to provide a centralized place to hold the source of truth.

Everything in Git is a local operation.

Defining terms

What is SCM?
- Source Control Management/Manager
- The tool that tracks the changes made to files that are being watched by the SCM tool.
- Git, SVN, VCS, HG are all SCM tools.
What is a commit?
- A commit is a point in time after changes in files have been saved that that Git is told to record the state of tracked files.
What is a branch?
- A branch is a mirror image from a point in time of the parent where the user can make changes without impacting the parent.
What is an upstream?
- An upstream is where the original code came from.
What is a remote?
- A special server where Git repositories are hosted for other to pull from and make their upstream.