A list of my commonly used Git commands
If you are interested in my Git aliases, have a look at my .bash_profile, found here: https://github.com/joshnh/bash_profile/blob/master/.bash_profile
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Getting & Creating Projects
Command
Description
git initInitialize a local Git repository
git clone ssh://[email protected] /[username]/[repository-name].gitCreate a local copy of a remote repository
Command
Description
git statusCheck status
git add [file-name.txt]Add a file to the staging area
git add -AAdd 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)
Command
Description
git branchList branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)
git branch -aList 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 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 stashStash changes in a dirty working directory
git stash clearRemove all stashed entries
Sharing & Updating Projects
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 pushPush changes to remote repository (remembered branch)
git push origin --delete [branch name]Delete a remote branch
git pullUpdate 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].gitAdd a remote repository
git remote set-url origin ssh://[email protected] /[username]/[repository-name].gitSet a repository's origin branch to SSH
Command
Description
git logView changes
git log --summaryView changes (detailed)
git diff [source branch] [target branch]Preview changes before merging
Process to work with git and open source
Fork the repo (click the fork button on the repo you want to help with)
Clone your forked repo (on the repo https://github.com/bobbo489/ <repo_name>), (click the clone/download and copy the url, it should end in .git)
Create a new branch
cd repo
git branch "new-informative-branch-name"
git checkout "new-informative-branch-name"
If needing to go back to master = git checkout master
Make edits and changes as needed to files in the local repo
Add and commit those changes
git add
git commit -m "short message here" or git commit <-- opens up your text editor where you can add more and longer info
Verify what will be committed
Push your changes to the current branch of the forked repo
git push --set-upstream origin
Update your local repo in case other updates have happened!
Check the remotes
git remote -v (should list your repos and actions you can do to them)
May need to add the original repo (probably a good thing if you want to actually do things)
Check the remotes again to make sure your addition worked
Sync the Fork to ensure everything is up to date
Switch to master branch and merge
git checkout master
git merge /master
Create the Pull Request to incorporate your code!
On your forked repo, select New Pull Request
Add/modify the title and comments as needed, then click Create Pull Request
If the maintainers of the original repo like your stuff, they can accept it, if not they can decline it, or have you modify your code prior to accepting the request.
Any things that need a refresher....look at this good guide. https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-a-pull-request-on-github
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