Question

Why is it better to use git cp instead of plain-old regular cp to copy a file within the repository?

What benefits would a large team of developers get from version control? Identify at least two.
What benefits would a single developer (working alone) get from version control? Identify at least two.

Answer 1

git-cp is a command for git that does copy, and git add (git add: Adds the changes committed to the staging area).

cp is a git command that performs the copy operation, i.e. copies the file contents from the source to the indexed destination.

Benefits that a large team of developers can get from version control are:

1. Version control allows the developers to work on the same file at the same time and then their changes are merged into a common folder.
2. All the changes committed are saved into the destination repository with proper naming and design schema, this helps the other developers understand all changes made in the commit.

Benefits that a single developer can get from version control are:

1. The developer has access to the project in their local machine so, in case there is a disk/server failure, the developer can restore it easily.
2. If a developer has made some errors or needs to view the initial code, code versioning helps them revert to the previously saved version.

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