git clone https://github.com/pblhaley/phase-0-gps-1.git: make a copy from github to our local computer to work on remotely
git status: allows us to check the status of documents within the three stages of git
git add awesome_page.md: moved our new file from an unstaged position to a staged one
git commit -m "Initial commit": creates a save point for our previously staged files in the respective branch of our repository
git push origin master: this is pushing our updated master branch remote repository to our github
git checkout -b add-command-log: create and navigate into a new branch