To install in Debian: sudo apt install git

In directory to be made into git: git init

To save files to staging file: git add . or individual files

To commit files: git commit -m 'change description of save progress'

To see log of all commits: git log

To revert to an earlier branch: git checkout “save code”. Note this will create a new branch, from the earlier time line.

git checkout -b new-branch will create and switch to a new branch

Create a github account

Create a new repository Note that github give instructions on how to push from you local git to git hub.

git remote add origin https://github.com/yourhandle/name.git