Extra things to try

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Revert a commit

Imagine you’ve made a mistake, and committed something you didn’t intend to - maybe code that broke everything, or you added a file you didn’t intend to add. You can revert commits - in GitHub Desktop, try right clicking on the commit in the history panel. You’ll have to commit the revert - it doesn’t erase the

Ignore files

Sometimes there are files you don’t want to commit to your repository. Examples might the the .DS_Store file automatically generated on Mac systems, or autosave backup files that some text generators add. Such files can be excluded from showing up as modified if they are included in the .gitignore file. More information about using gitignore can be found here.

A few more things

• Command line - there are a lot of other commands you can use with Git. If you’re feeling brave,
• Git Branching - if you’re working on more than one thing at once, you can create a separate branch for each bit of work. This guide uses Git on the command line.

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