ishaansathaye/git-commands

GIt Commands Reference

Git and Git Commands

Commands to Create Repo in Remote and Local from scratch

Going back one directory

cd ..

Back to User Directory

~

Creating a Local repository

cd Github
git init ExampleName
#Or create directory and then initalize git
mkdir ExampleName
git init
#add file or change code

Create a new public GitHub Repository

#Or create repo with or without readme on Github
curl -u ishaansathaye https://api.github.com/user/repos -d '{"name":"NEW_REPO_NAME","private":false}'
#Enter token

Add remote connection to local

git add .
git commit -m "first commit"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin #clone link

Pushing to cloud onto Github (upstream)

git push -u origin main
git push #after above command
git push --set-upstream origin master #consider using ssh instead of https

Creating Files (Readme file)

touch README.md

Status of Repo and Differences in Code

git status
git diff #differences in code

Staging and Committing

git add . #stages all files or git add -A
git add "filename"
git status
git commit -m "message"

git reset FILE_NAME #remove files from staging area (git reset alone applies to all files)

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Branching

Creating a Branch

git branch #shows all the branches
git branch <BRANCH_NAME> #creates branch
git checkout <BRANCH_NAME> #switches to branch

Pushing Branch to Remote

git push -u origin <BRANCH_NAME> #associate remote and local branches (after, use git push and pull)
git branch -a #see all branches

Merging a Branch

git checkout master
git pull origin master #always pull down from master
git branch --merged #what branches have been merged so far
giet merge <BRANCH_NAME>
git push origin master

Deleting a Branch

git branch --merged #just check if everything successfully merged
git branch -d <BRANCH_NAME> #deletes branch
git branch -a #still have branch on remote
git push origin --delete <BRANCH_NAME> #deletes remote branch

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Useful Commands

Cloning a Remote Repo

git clone <url> <where to clone> # . means current directory
#neds to be empty directory to specify directory

Timestamp, Log, Removing Git from Repo

git log #gives history of changes to repository
ls -la #lists all files in repo with timestamp
rm -rf .git #removes git directory (used for removing directories)

Ignore Files

touch .gitignore
*.pyc #putting star before extension ignores all file names with extension

Renaming Local and Remote Repository

git mv #renames a file or directory in a repo
git remote set-url origin NEW_URL #change remote name first and then retrieve url

View Info on Remote Repo

git remote -v #information about remote branch
git branch -a #views all the branches

Practice for Pulling and Pushing

git pull origin master
git push origin master

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Contributing

Forking

#fork from remote
git clone <url> <where to clone>
#make a new branch for oneself if in team
#make changes
#push it back to your repo

Submitting a Pull Request

• Once changes made:
  • Compare and Pull Request button shows up on remote
  • click Create pull request

Reviewing and Approving a Pull Request

• Finding Pull Request
  • click Pull requests on repo in remote
  • click pull request that has to be reviewed
  • click on files changed
• Reviewing Pull Request
  • add a comment on line of code (blue plus button on side)
  • click and drag to select block and then click blue plus button
  • can also suggest changes to lines
• Starting a Review
  • if finished, click on start a review
• Options to Submit Review
  • select comment to leave general feedback, but no actual approval
  • select approve to submit feedback and approve merging the changes
  • select request changes to submit feedback before pull request is merged