What is GIT and why do we use it?

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Posted On: Feb 22, 2018

 

GIT is a Distributed Version Control System (DVCS) and Source Code Management System (SCMS) which can track changes to a file and lets you revert back to any particular change. It can also handle small and large projects with efficiency and speed.

GIT is recommended to be used because of its following advantages:

  • Any project can use GIT without any restrictions.
  • It is collaboration-friendly.
  • It has superior disk utilization and network performance.
  • There can be only one.GIT directory per repository.
  • High availability, Data redundancy, and replication.

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