3. Putting the project under version control

Creating work files

Let's create a simple Hello, World! web page. This is a common first step when learning a new programming language or framework. It's a good way to get started with Git too. We will learn various Git commands while improving our simple page.

Let's start by creating a file named hello.html. Then, enter the text Hello, World! into the file. You can do that in various ways:

Task

Create a file hello.html that contains the text Hello, World!

Great, we are finally about to add something to our Git repository!

Next step

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