DevOps Complete Course - Working with Commits on Git

The video tutorial covers the basics of Git commits, exploring a Git repository, and understanding the git log to view commits and contributors. It explains the concept of HEAD in Git and demonstrates how to use git diff to compare different commits. The tutorial provides practical examples using Git bash and highlights the importance of version control in software development.

What is the primary purpose of a Git commit?

• To save changes to the repository

• To create a new branch

• To delete files from the repository

• To merge branches

Which command is used to check the current working directory in Git?

• pwd

• ls

• git log

• git status

How can you verify if a directory is a Git repository?

• By opening the repository in a text editor

• By using the ls command

• By running git commit

• By checking for a .git directory

What does the HEAD in Git represent?

• The first commit in the repository

• The latest commit in the current branch

• A temporary branch

• A deleted commit

What is the purpose of the Git diff command?

• To delete a commit

• To merge branches

• To create a new branch

• To compare changes between commits

In Git diff output, what does a line in red color indicate?

• A line that was added in the latest commit

• A line that was removed in the latest commit

• A line that has not changed

• A line that is a comment

How can you compare the latest commit with the one before it using Git diff?

• git diff HEAD+1

• git diff HEAD~1

• git diff HEAD/1

• git diff HEAD-1