2021-05-25 Git

• git init - initialize git repo
• git status- gives you the status
• git add <filename>- adds files to staging area / index
• git commit - commits files from staging area
• git commit -m "" - commits from git bash
• git log- shows the messages in order
• git log --oneline - more concise version of git log
• git diff - shows you the difference
• git diff --staged- shows you the difference when files are in the staging area/ index
• git diff HEAD~<number of commit> <filename> - shows the difference with reference to the head
• git diff <commit hash> <filename> - shows the diff with reference to the hash number
• git checkout <hash id> <filename> - change file to earlier version
• git checkout master - return to latest state
• .gitkeep - to include an empty folder
• touch- creates a file
• .gitignore - file that contains files that are to be ignored
• git add -f <foldername>/.gitkeep - to forcefully add an empty folder

Remotes

• git remote add <NAME> <URL> - name is usually origin which points to URL
• git push <where> <what> - sends local to remote
• git pull <where> <what> - pulls remote to local

Branches

How to fix master -> main

1. git checkout -b main
2. git push origin main
3. fix default branch in github