Git Commands.md

Opening a new repository

• git clone <Address>
  • Creates a new folder and clones a new repository into it

Updating your repository (Pulling)

• git pull origin
  • Pulls down the updates from github

Uploading your changes (Pushing)

• git add .
  • Adds all new files and changes to the git repository
• git add <file>
  • Adds a specific file or files to the repository
• git commit
  • Commits your changes to the log
  • Will create a pop up that asks for a commit message
    • LEAVE A GOOD COMMIT MESSAGE
• git commit -m "<message>"
  • Commits your changes to the log
  • Uses the text in the quotations for the commit message
• git push origin
  • Uploads your changes to the repository
• Order of operations
  • git add .
  • git commit
  • git push origin

Branch commands

• git branch
  • Lists what branch you are currently in
• git branch -m <new branch name>
  • Creates a new branch
  • This branch must be pushed after creation to be seen on GitHub and become available to others
• git checkout <branch>
  • Allows you to switch to a different branch

Checking out Old Commits

• git log
  • Prints a log of all previous commits and their SHA (commit number)
• git checkout <SHA>
  • Detaches the HEAD and switches it to the commit specified by the SHA