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Stage 1 — First Save Point ​

Turn your folder into a Git repository and make the very first save point.

What You'll Learn ​

  • What a Git repository is
  • git init — how to start tracking a folder
  • git status — how to see what Git knows
  • git add — how to stage a file for the next save
  • git commit — how to make a save point

Prerequisites ​

You finished Stage 0 and can open index.html in your browser. You also need Git installed. Check with:

bash
git --version

If that prints a version number like git version 2.40.0, you are ready.

What Changes ​

The webpage does not change. index.html stays exactly the same. What changes is that your folder becomes a Git repository and gains its first commit.

Outcome ​

After this stage:

  • Your box-runner folder contains a hidden .git directory (that is the Git repo).
  • git log shows one commit with the message Created basic Box Runner start screen.
  • git status reports nothing to commit, working tree clean.

You now have a save point. Even if you deleted index.html by accident, Git could bring it back exactly as it is right now.