1. Create a web app and put it under version control

Overview

In this exercise you will create a new .Net MVC web application using the dotnet CLI “scaffolding” tool and put the code under version control in a local git repository

Step 1. Git Configuration

• Open your terminal.

• Configure your Git username and email:

  git config --global user.name "Your Name" 
  git config --global user.email "your_email@example.com"
  

• Replace "Your Name" and "your_email@example.com" with your actual name and email1 address. This information will be associated with your commits.

• You only need to do this once on your laptop

Verify your configuration:

git config --list

Step 2. Create a New Project Directory And a Web App

• Create a new directory for your project and create your web app:

  mkdir HelloWorld
  cd HelloWorld
  
  dotnet new mvc
  dotnet new gitignore
  

Verify your app:

dotnet run

Step3. Initialize a Git Repository

• Initialize an empty Git repository in the current directory:

  git init
  

• This creates a hidden .git directory that contains all the necessary files for Git to track changes.

Step 4. Stage the Files

• Add the files to the staging area:

  git add .
  

Step 5. Commit the Changes

• Commit the staged changes with a meaningful message:

  git commit -m "Initial commit"
  

Step 6. Check the Commit History

• View the commit history:

  git log
  

Step 7. Make a change to your code

• Go to the file Views -> Home -> Index.cshtml

• Change Welcome to Hello World and save the file

• Add the change to stage and commit it to the repo

  git add .
  git commit -m "Change welcome to hello world"
  

Happy Version!