Tech Dictionary
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Bare Repository
Git
A Git repository that has no working directory
Blame
Git
A Git command that shows what revision and author last modified each line of a file
Branch
Git
A parallel version of a repository. It is contained within the repository, but does not affect the primary or master branch
Checkout
Git
A Git command used to switch between branches or restore working tree files
Cherry-pick
Git
A Git command that enables arbitrary Git commits to be picked by reference and appended to the current working HEAD
A method to frequently deliver apps to customers by introducing automation into the stages of app development
Clone
Git
A copy of a repository that lives on your computer instead of on a website's server
Commit
Git
An operation which sends the latest changes of the source code to the repository
Conflict
Git
A situation where two branches have made edits to the same part of the same file, and Git cannot automatically merge them
Contributor
Git
Someone who has made a contribution to a project, such as code, documentation, or design
Diff
Git
A file comparison utility that outputs the differences between two files
A version control system where every codebase copy is a complete repository of changes, allowing full operations without a network connection
Fast-forward
Git
A type of merge where you don't create a new commit object
Fetch
Git
A Git command that downloads commits, files, and refs from a remote repository into your local repository
Fork
Git
A copy of a repository
Gist
Git
A simple way to share snippets of code and pastes with others, provided by GitHub
Git
Git
A distributed version-control system for tracking changes in source code during software development
GitHub
Git
A provider of Internet hosting for software development and version control using Git
GitHub Actions
Git
A CI/CD platform that allows you to automate your build, test, and deployment pipeline
GitHub Pages
Git
A static site hosting service that takes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files straight from a repository on GitHub, optionally runs the files through a build process, and publishes a website
gitignore
Git
A text file that tells Git which files or folders to ignore in a project
GitLab
Git
A web-based DevOps lifecycle tool that provides a Git-repository manager providing wiki, issue-tracking and continuous integration and deployment pipeline features
HEAD
Git
A reference to the most recent commit on the current branch
Hook
Git
A script that Git executes before or after events such as commit, push, and receive
Index
Git
The staging area where the new commits are prepared