Basic Git Commands

Create and clone a GitHub Repository

 

Method 1: start a repository from scratch

 

Method 2: for another user’s repository

 

Clone the repo

Working Remotely with Git

 

Git Protocols

Working Locally with Git

 

Create a local repository

 

Modify a file, add to stage, commit to repository

 

See difference between 2 versions

 

Create 2 files, add to stage, commit to repository, see diff

-u: only add updated files (modified or deleted)

-A: add all files

 

Modify 2 files, add separately to stage, commit separately to repository

 

Example:

1. Delete 1 file, add to stage with –u option

2. Create 1 file, add to stage with file name

3. Rename 1 file, add to stage with –A option

4. Commit all to repository

 

1. Delete 1 file, add to stage with –u option

2. Create 1 file, add to stage with file name

3. Rename 1 file, add to stage with –A option

4. Commit all to repository

 

Undo 1 change in working copy (checkout)

 

Undo multiple changes in working copy (reset --hard)

 

Undo the latest commit to staging (reset --soft)

 

Undo the latest commit (reset --hard)

 

Clean working copy (clean -n, -f)

 

Ignore files with .gitignore

Git Introduction, Installation(Windows) and Configuration

A Brief History of Version Control

 

1. First Generation

 

2. Second Generation

VSS: Visual Source Safe

SVN: Subversion

TFS: Team Fundation Server

 

3. Third Generation

 

Advantages of DVCS

DVCS: Distributed Version Control System

 

About Git

 

Installing Git on Windows

msysGit (http://msysgit.github.io/)

 

git --version

 

Configuring Git

3 different levels of configuration

1. system(- -system)

2. user(- -global)

3. repository()

 

core.autocrlf

1. true: Windows but has cross-platform project

2. false: Windows and NO cross-platform project

3. input: Mac or Linux

 

Repository Level config

Priority: Repository >> User >> System

User Level overwite System Level, Repository Level overwite User Level