Git Status — Free Git & GitHub Tutorial
Learn Git Status in Git & GitHub with a free, beginner-friendly tutorial, examples and practice for Indian students on Syllab.in.
TL;DR: Learn Git Status in Git & GitHub with a free, beginner-friendly tutorial, examples and practice for Indian students on Syllab.in.
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Git Status in Git & GitHub
`git status` shows what's happening in your repository right now. It tells you which files are new, which are modified, and which are ready to commit. Think of it as a "dashboard" for your project.
Git categories files into: untracked (Git doesn't know about it yet), modified (changed but not staged), and staged (ready to commit). `git status` shows all three categories.
Arjun wants to check what he and Priya have changed before committing. He runs `git status` to see the current state.
Git Status — Syntax
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