Git & Version Control
Clone
What It Is
Downloading a copy of a repository from GitHub to your computer
Analogy
Downloading a Google Doc so you can edit it offline
Try It Out
Cloning a Repository
Related Terms in Git & Version Control
Git
Track Changes in Microsoft Word, but for your entire project, and you control when to save checkpoints
GitHub
Google Drive for code — your files exist locally, but GitHub is where you back them up and share them
Repository (Repo)
A folder with a detailed diary of every change ever made to it
Commit
A save point in a video game — you can always go back to it if things go wrong