Commit 7c26f0f6 authored by Suzanne Selhorn's avatar Suzanne Selhorn Committed by Kati Paizee

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And retook earlier blurry screenshot
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# Make your first Git commit
This tutorial is going to teach you a little bit about how Git works, and walk
you through the steps of creating your own project and editing a file.
This tutorial is going to teach you a little bit about how Git works. It walks
you through the steps of creating your own project, editing a file, and
committing changes to a Git repository from the command line.
When you're done, you'll have a project where you can practice using Git.
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You did it! You updated the `README.md` file in your branch, and you merged those changes
into the `main` branch.
Let's look in the UI and confirm it.
Let's look in the UI and confirm your changes. Go to your project.
1. In your project, scroll down and view the `README.md` file.
- Scroll down and view the contents of the `README.md` file.
Your changes should be visible.
1. Above the list of files, select **History**.
Your commit and commit message should display.
- Above the `README.md` file, view the text in the `Last commit` column.
Your commit message is displayed in this column:
Now you can change back to your personal branch (`git checkout example-tutorial-branch`)
and continue updating or even creating files. Type `git status` to view the status
![Commit message](img/commit_message_v14_10.png)
- Above the file list, select **History** to view your commit details.
Now you can return to the command line and change back to your personal branch
(`git checkout example-tutorial-branch`). You can continue updating files or
creating new ones. Type `git status` to view the status
of your changes and commit with abandon.
Don't worry if you mess things up. Everything in Git can be reverted, and if you
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