Git/GitHub Workshop

Workshop taken on 21/05/22 on Git, GitHub and Open Source Contributions at RGIPT.

Git Cheat Sheet

Configuring user information used across all local repositories

git config --global [user.name](http://user.name/) “[firstname lastname]”

set a name that is identifiable for credit when review version history

git config --global user.email “[valid-email]”

set an email address that will be associated with each history marker

Configuring user information, initializing and cloning repositories

git init

initialize an existing directory as a Git repository

git clone [url]

retrieve an entire repository from a hosted location via URL

Working with snapshots and the Git staging area

git status

show modified files in working directory, staged for your next commit

git add [file]

add a file as it looks now to your next commit (stage)

git reset [file]

unstage a file while retaining the changes in working directory

git diff

diff of what is changed but not staged

git diff --staged

diff of what is staged but not yet commited.

git commit -m “[descriptive message]”

commit your staged content as a new commit snapshot

Isolating work in branches, changing context, and integrating changes

git branch

list your branches. a * will appear next to the currently active branch

git branch [branch-name]

create a new branch at the current commit

git checkout

switch to another branch and check it out into your working directory

git merge [branch]

merge the specified branch’s history into the current one

git log

show all commits in the current branch’s history