Git is a distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.
Features
Distributed version control
Git allows you to have a local repository that mirrors the full content of the central repository, enabling both local and collaborative workflows.
Branching and Merging
Git supports flexible and powerful branching and merging systems which allow users to isolate their work until it is ready, making it easy to manage complex projects.
Staging areas
Offers a stage/unstage functionality, allowing users to prepare their content for commit in a way that fits their workflow.
History viewing
Git enables detailed inspection of the project history with commands like git log, git diff, and allows viewing commit history, changes, and differences between file states or branches.
Efficient handling of large projects
Git handles projects of all sizes with efficiency, ensuring you can manage multiple branches and commits without performance issues.
Customization and configuration
Git provides configuration capabilities for setting user information, managing ignores, and customization of its operation to fit user preferences.
History Rewrite
Allows modifications to the commit history, enabling developers to remove, edit, or squash commits before sharing them with others.