Git-Basics/README.md
Git? 1. Git is a distributed version control system.
2. The entire codebase and history is available on every developer’s computer,
which allows for easy branching and merging.
3. It is used as Version Control System (VCS) for tracking changes in computer files.
| Git | GitHub |
|---|---|
| Git is a software | GitHub is a cloud service |
| Git is installed locally on the system | GitHub is hosted on the web |
| It is command-line tool | It is a graphical user interface |
| Git is maintained by Linux | GitHub is maintained by Microsoft |
| It is focused on version control and code sharing | It is focused on centralized source code hosting |
| Git is open-source licensed | GitHub includes a free-tier and pay-for-use tier |
| Git was released in 2005 | GitHub was released in 2008 |
$sudo apt-get install git$sudo yum install gitgit config --global user.name 'YourName'git config --global user.email 'YourEmail'| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git init | Initialize a local Git repository |
git clone ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git | Create a local copy of a remote repository |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git status | Check status |
git add [file-name.txt] | Add a file to the staging area |
git add -A | Add all new and changed files to the staging area |
git commit -m "[commit message]" | Commit changes |
git rm -r [file-name.txt] | Remove a file (or folder) |
git push | Push To Remote Repository |
git pull | Pull Latest Changes From Remote Repository |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git branch | List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch) |
git branch -a | List all branches (local and remote) |
git branch [branch name] | Create a new branch |
git branch -D [branch name] | Delete a branch |
git push origin --delete [branch name] | Delete a remote branch |
git checkout -b [branch name] | Create a new branch and switch to it |
git checkout -b [branch name] origin/[branch name] | Clone a remote branch and switch to it |
git branch -m [old branch name] [new branch name] | Rename a local branch |
git checkout [branch name] | Switch to a branch |
git checkout - | Switch to the branch last checked out |
git checkout -- [file-name.txt] | Discard changes to a file |
git merge [branch name] | Merge a branch into the active branch |
git merge [source branch] [target branch] | Merge a branch into a target branch |
git stash | Stash changes in a dirty working directory |
git stash clear | Remove all stashed entries |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git push origin [branch name] | Push a branch to your remote repository |
git push -u origin [branch name] | Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch) |
git push | Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch) |
git push origin --delete [branch name] | Delete a remote branch |
git pull | Update local repository to the newest commit |
git pull origin [branch name] | Pull changes from remote repository |
git remote add origin ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git | Add a remote repository |
git remote set-url origin ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git | Set a repository's origin branch to SSH |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git log | View changes |
git log --summary | View changes (detailed) |
git log --oneline | View changes (briefly) |
git diff [source branch] [target branch] | Preview changes before merging |