--- title: "#git-for-beginners articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 29 articles tagged #git-for-beginners on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/git-for-beginners" --- Tag # #git-for-beginners 29 posts · 0 followers [Hardik Babla](https://hashnode.com/@hardikbabla) · [Oct 16](https://hashnode.com/posts/inside-git-how-it-works-and-the-role-of-the-git-folder/6ad181921c14128de6e313d2) ### [Inside Git: How It Works and the Role of the .git Folder](https://hardikdotdev.hashnode.dev/inside-git-how-it-works-and-the-role-of-the-git-folder?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Stop memorizing Git commands. Learn how Git works under the hood: the .git folder, blobs, trees, commits, hashes, and what add and commit really do. 3 min read · [hardikdotdev.hashnode.dev](https://hardikdotdev.hashnode.dev/inside-git-how-it-works-and-the-role-of-the-git-folder?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [2](https://hashnode.com/posts/inside-git-how-it-works-and-the-role-of-the-git-folder/6ad181921c14128de6e313d2) [Hardik Babla](https://hashnode.com/@hardikbabla) · [Oct 16](https://hashnode.com/posts/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands/6ad182ed3f42c8f882c884f1) ### [Git for Beginners: Basics and Essential Commands](https://hardikdotdev.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) New to Git? Learn what Git is, why developers use it, the three areas of Git, and the essential commands: init, add, commit, log, revert, and reset. 4 min read · [hardikdotdev.hashnode.dev](https://hardikdotdev.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands/6ad182ed3f42c8f882c884f1) [Asghar ali](https://hashnode.com/@asgharalifs) · [Feb 26](https://hashnode.com/posts/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands/699fbacdc9015c37f6d18345) ### [Git for Beginners: Basics and Essential Commands](https://asgharalifs.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What is Git ? Git is distributed version control system (DVCS). that track changes, allow multiple developers work on same project easily without any problems. Why is Git used? It solves the problem o 3 min read · [asgharalifs.hashnode.dev](https://asgharalifs.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Parvez Rashid](https://hashnode.com/@parvezr) · [Feb 13](https://hashnode.com/posts/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands/698f30642fd19a8544a36a7a) ### [Git for Beginners: Basics and Essential Commands](https://parvezr-chaicode2026.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What is Git and why is it used? Git, created by Linus Torvalds in 2005, is something we call a version control system or VCS. Now what is a VCS, you may ask? A VCS is a software tool that helps manage changes to source code (or any data) over time. ... 5 min read · [parvezr-chaicode2026.hashnode.dev](https://parvezr-chaicode2026.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Bhavesh Kumar Patle](https://hashnode.com/@bhaveshh) · [Feb 13](https://hashnode.com/posts/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands/698f734619229753b631a8ba) ### [Git for Beginners: Basics and Essential Commands](https://bhaveshpatle.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Have you ever worked on a document, made a mistake, and wished you could hit "Undo" but you had already saved and closed the file? Or maybe you ended up with files named project\_final.zip, project\_final\_v2.zip, and project\_REAL\_FINAL\_USE\_THIS.zip? Gi... 3 min read · [bhaveshpatle.hashnode.dev](https://bhaveshpatle.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aman Tamrakar](https://hashnode.com/@amanOne4) · [Feb 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands/698b1f34bb5c51b474080382) ### [Git for Beginners: Basics and Essential Commands](https://versionscontrol.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Introduction to Git Git was developed by Linus Torvalds in 2005. He created it to help manage the development of the Linux kernel after a dispute with a proprietary version control system called BitKeeper. Git was designed to be: Fast: Handles large... 5 min read · [versionscontrol.hashnode.dev](https://versionscontrol.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aniket Singh](https://hashnode.com/@Aniket-Singh) · [Jan 31](https://hashnode.com/posts/git-for-beginners-understanding-the-basics-and-essential-commands/697e49b5fa58852cfddea624) ### [Git for Beginners: Understanding the Basics & Essential Commands](https://dev-aniket-blogs.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-understanding-the-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) In the world of software development working together and keeping track of changes is really important. Think about it you have lots of developers working on the project at the same time. So how do they make sure they do not overwrite the work of dev... 9 min read · [dev-aniket-blogs.hashnode.dev](https://dev-aniket-blogs.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-understanding-the-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Ridam Sharma](https://hashnode.com/@RidamSharma) · [Jan 31](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-you-need-version-control/697de8dc7d1180b37cf19740) ### [Why you need Version Control](https://why-you-need-version-control.hashnode.dev/why-you-need-version-control?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Introduction None of us is as smart as all of us, but without a map, a crowd is just a collision waiting to happen. Most of us have heard about git or Github somewhere in our life when choosing to align with the world of computers.. but most beginn... 5 min read · [why-you-need-version-control.hashnode.dev](https://why-you-need-version-control.hashnode.dev/why-you-need-version-control?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Subhadip dutta](https://hashnode.com/@subhadip1207) · [Jan 31](https://hashnode.com/posts/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands/697d936e7e73c2a944cdaaf3) ### [Git for Beginners: Basics and Essential Commands](https://gitbeginners1.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What is Git? Git is a Distributed version control system (DVCS) that is used to track every changes in our source code and other files. In simple words, Git help developer by saving the current versions of their work so we can easily look back at pre... 3 min read · [gitbeginners1.hashnode.dev](https://gitbeginners1.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Arnab Ghoshal](https://hashnode.com/@Arnab261) · [Jan 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands/697d2e20f44c76e9314f3f12) ### [Git for Beginners: Basics and Essential Commands](https://gitbegin25.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What is Git? Git is a distributed version control system that helps developers track changes in their code over time. Think of Git like a save system in a video game: You can save your progress Go back to an older version if something breaks Work ... 4 min read · [gitbegin25.hashnode.dev](https://gitbegin25.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)