Practice Checklist

Use this checklist for repeated practice. The same flow should be repeated several times with small changes.

Round 1 — README change

• Clone the practice repository.
• Switch to main.
• Pull the latest changes.
• Create a branch named docs/add-my-name.
• Add your name or initials to a practice section in README.md.
• Run git status.
• Stage the file.
• Commit with a clear message.
• Push the branch.
• Open a pull request.
• Ask someone to review it.
• Merge it after review.
• Switch back to main.
• Pull the merged change.

Round 2 — Add a notes file

• Create a new branch named docs/add-practice-notes.
• Add a small file named practice-notes.md.
• Write three things you learned about Git.
• Stage the new file.
• Commit the new file.
• Push the branch.
• Open a pull request.
• Update the PR after feedback.
• Merge the PR.
• Pull the latest main.

Round 3 — Fix a typo

• Create a branch named fix/readme-typo.
• Fix one typo in any markdown file.
• Run git status.
• Stage the changed file.
• Commit the change.
• Push the branch.
• Open a pull request.
• Merge the PR.
• Pull the latest main.

Reflection questions

• What command tells you what Git sees?
• What command saves a local checkpoint?
• What command sends your commits to GitHub?
• What command brings GitHub changes down to your computer?
• Why do we use branches?
• Why do we use pull requests?