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Beginner's Guide to Git Workflow: Working Directory to Remote Push

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A student at LuxDev Academy shares insights from their first week of coding training, focusing on how Git manages file changes across four key stages. The workflow begins in the working directory, where files are created or modified but not yet tracked by Git. Changes are then moved to the staging area using the git add command, which prepares selected files for saving. The git commit command records those staged changes with a descriptive message, acting as a restore point in the project's history. Finally, git push uploads the committed changes to a remote repository, completing the version control cycle.

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