Continue your lesson
Connect the command you run to the file, process, service, permission, or kernel state it changes.
Block 1 of 1Compare git clone · Git branch · git merge · Git tag
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Compare git clone · Git branch · git merge · Git tag
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git clone
Creates a local repository copy from an existing repository.
Git branch
Provides an independent movable line of development history.
git merge
Combines changes from another development history into the current branch.
Git tag
Assigns a stable name to a specific repository object or release.
Complete one provider lesson, then answer four related questions. That is enough for today; more practice is optional.
Your lesson stays open here while the provider opens in another tab. Choose one source; the notes above are optional.
Practice the reasoning here
Use a disposable Linux system. Predict a command's effect, run it, inspect exit status and logs, then restore the starting state.
- State the expected result before changing or testing anything.
- Name the observation, command, log, or report that would confirm it.
- Explain why the closest alternative does not fit the same requirement.
Check the whole objective
This unlocks objective 4.4 for recall. The latest checkpoint needs 70% or higher; a lower result puts the lesson back near the front of your timeline.