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Best Way To Use Git Commands

Git is a version control system that allows developers to manage changes to code over time. This document lists and describes 13 common Git commands: 1. git config sets a user's name and email in the main configuration file. 2. git init initializes a Git repository for a new or existing project. 3. git clone copies a Git repository from a remote source and sets up tracking of the remote. 4. git status checks the status of files that have been changed since the last commit. 5. git add stages changes in the working directory to be committed.

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Best Way To Use Git Commands

Git is a version control system that allows developers to manage changes to code over time. This document lists and describes 13 common Git commands: 1. git config sets a user's name and email in the main configuration file. 2. git init initializes a Git repository for a new or existing project. 3. git clone copies a Git repository from a remote source and sets up tracking of the remote. 4. git status checks the status of files that have been changed since the last commit. 5. git add stages changes in the working directory to be committed.

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GIT COMMANDS

If you’re one of those developers who still don’t use any version
control system, I don’t know how you’re still managing to get
work done.
In this post, I’m focusing on important git commands that gets all
(almost) your work done ( I know you’re a GUI person ).

1) git config

Utility : To set your user name and email in the main


configuration file.
How to : To check your name and email type in git config  --
 global user.name and git config  -- global user.email.
And to set your new email or name git config  -- global
user.name = “Dhruv Nenwani” and git config  -- global
user.email = “[email protected]”

2) git init

Utility : To initialise a git repository for a new or existing project.


How to : git init in the root of your project directory.

3) git clone

Utility : To copy a git repository from remote source, also sets the
remote to original source so that you can pull again.
How to : git clone <:clone git url:>

4) git status
Utility : To check the status of files you’ve changed in your
working directory, i.e, what all has changed since your last
commit.
How to : git status in your working directory. lists out all the files
that have been changed.

5) git add

Utility : adds changes to stage/index in your working directory.


How to : git add .

6) git commit

Utility : commits your changes and sets it to new commit object


for your remote.
How to : git commit -m”sweet little commit message”

7) git push/git pull

Utility : Push or Pull your changes to remote. If you have added


and committed your changes and you want to push them. Or if
your remote has updated and you want those latest changes.
How to : git pull <:remote:> <:branch:> and git push <:remote:>
<:branch:>

8) git branch

Utility : Lists out all the branches.


How to : git branch or git branch -a to list all the remote branches
as well.

9) git checkout
Utility : Switch to different branches
How to : git checkout <:branch:> or **_git checkout -b
<:branch:> if you want to create and switch to a new branch.

10) git stash

Utility : Save changes that you don’t want to commit


immediately.
How to : git stash in your working directory. git stash apply if
you want to bring your saved changes back.

11) git merge

Utility : Merge two branches you were working on.


How to : Switch to branch you want to merge everything in. git
merge <:branch_you_want_to_merge:>

12) git reset

Utility : You know when you commit changes that are not
complete, this sets your index to the latest commit that you want
to work on with.
How to : git reset <:mode:> <:COMMIT:>

13) git remote

Utility : To check what remote/source you have or add a new


remote.
How to : git remote to check and list. And git remote add
<:remote_url:>
These are the commands that I feel are essential and get things
done, at least for me. Comment here if you think I’ve missed
something important or if something can be done differently.

This was originally published on Medium

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