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You Installed Git. Here Are the Next Ten Minutes.
Community description: Identity, a first commit, and the one-week model behind the commands — every command run, real output, works on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Dev.to | Sep 13, 2026 | James Joyner
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Three steps, every command run (git 2. 43. 0), real output. Works the same in Git Bash on Windows, Terminal on macOS, and any Linux shell. That id is how Git refers to this exact state forever. git add then git commit is two steps on purpose. add chooses what goes into the next snapshot (the index, or staging area); commit takes the snapshot.
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