As with all git tutorials, this one will start off with a clean repository and an empty working directory, which means the first step is to create a new folder, which I will name git cherry-pic ...

Here's a simple example of how to use the git init command to create a new, local repository to track their files. First, create a folder on their computer for the software project.

Git watches over your whole folder, but changes you make to files are not tied to a specific Git branch until you commit them. You can move branches, and bring those changes along with you.