Git Workflow Explained: From Working Directory to Remote Push

Git is a version control tool that helps developers and data professionals track file changes and manage project history systematically. A developer used Git while working on a Kenya Health Records Analysis project to record and compare different versions of an Excel dataset without altering the original data. The core workflow involved using commands such as git status, git add, git commit, and git push to stage, record, and share changes. A key insight from the project was that modifying a file does not automatically create a commit — changes must first be staged with git add before being committed. The exercise demonstrated that Git workflow is a structured sequence of steps, not a random set of commands, and is valuable for maintaining an organised project history.