Git & Version Control
Staging
What It Is
Marking files to be included in your next commit
Analogy
Putting items in your shopping cart before checkout — they're selected but not purchased yet
Try It Out
Staging Files
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