Stage 4

Save As, with a timeline.

Git watches a folder and remembers snapshots. You can see what changed and undo a mess. GitHub is a website. Git itself works on the phone with no account. You do not need GitHub yet.

Stand in the folder that holds your programs. Then take the first snapshot.

First snapshot0 of 5 steps

Go to the work folder

cd ~/learn
Write your name on the snapshots

Use any name and a real-looking email. This stays on the phone for now.

git config --global user.name "Your Name"

git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
Start keeping history

git init

This folder now has a memory.
Mark the files

git add .

The dot means everything in this folder.
Take the snapshot

git commit -m "First programs"

The note is for future-you. Keep it short.

The folder has a first memory.

That is enough for week 4. Learn status, add, commit, log, and diff when you want the dictionary.

Five words later

git status — what changed since last snapshot.

git add — mark files to include.

git commit — save a snapshot.

git log — list old snapshots.

git diff — show the exact text that changed.

Git as writing →

Next step

If opening Termux still makes you nervous, stay here or go back to Practice. An IDE will not calm that down.

Back to Stage 3 Practice rooms Stage 5 — one tiny app

Save As, with a timeline.

Go to the work folder

Write your name on the snapshots

Start keeping history

Mark the files

Take the snapshot

The folder has a first memory.

Five words later

Next step