5. Tagging and branching

Conclusion and next steps

Congratulations! You've once again mastered committing changes, branching out for new features, and merging those changes back into the main branch. These skills are foundational to any collaborative development project.

In the next chapter, we'll delve into navigating the project's history. But for now...

Quiz time!

Quiz yourself

1/9: How can you refer to a specific commit in Git?

2/9: What is the purpose of tags in Git?

3/9: Is every project required to have tags in Git?

4/9: What does the command git log do?

5/9: What do branches allow you to do in Git?

6/9: What happens to your working directory when you switch branches?

7/9: Which command is used to merge one branch into another?

8/9: When does a merge conflict occur in Git?

9/9: When should you delete a branch?

Fantastic work! You've got a solid grasp of branching and tagging in Git. Next up, we'll explore navigating your project's history to track down bugs, revert changes, and more.

Next step

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