https://github.com/ishaansathaye/git-commands
GIt Commands Reference
https://github.com/ishaansathaye/git-commands
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GIt Commands Reference
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ishaansathaye/git-commands
- Owner: ishaansathaye
- Created: 2021-10-05T05:35:01.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-01-09T04:57:00.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-13T08:55:55.493Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: git, github, notes, reference
- Homepage:
- Size: 6.84 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Git and Git Commands
## Commands to Create Repo in Remote and Local from scratch
### Going back one directory
```zsh
cd ..
```
### Back to User Directory
```zsh
~
```
### Creating a Local repository
```zsh
cd Github
git init ExampleName
#Or create directory and then initalize git
mkdir ExampleName
git init
#add file or change code
```
### Create a new public GitHub Repository
```zsh
#Or create repo with or without readme on Github
curl -u ishaansathaye https://api.github.com/user/repos -d '{"name":"NEW_REPO_NAME","private":false}'
#Enter token
```
### Add remote connection to local
```zsh
git add .
git commit -m "first commit"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin #clone link
```
### Pushing to cloud onto Github (upstream)
```zsh
git push -u origin main
git push #after above command
git push --set-upstream origin master #consider using ssh instead of https
```
### Creating Files (Readme file)
```zsh
touch README.md
```
### Status of Repo and **Differences in Code**
```zsh
git status
git diff #differences in code
```
### Staging and Committing
```zsh
git add . #stages all files or git add -A
git add "filename"
git status
git commit -m "message"
git reset FILE_NAME #remove files from staging area (git reset alone applies to all files)
```
---
## Branching
### Creating a Branch
```zsh
git branch #shows all the branches
git branch #creates branch
git checkout #switches to branch
```
## Pushing Branch to Remote
```zsh
git push -u origin #associate remote and local branches (after, use git push and pull)
git branch -a #see all branches
```
## Merging a Branch
```zsh
git checkout master
git pull origin master #always pull down from master
git branch --merged #what branches have been merged so far
giet merge
git push origin master
```
## Deleting a Branch
```zsh
git branch --merged #just check if everything successfully merged
git branch -d #deletes branch
git branch -a #still have branch on remote
git push origin --delete #deletes remote branch
```
---
## Useful Commands
### Cloning a Remote Repo
```zsh
git clone # . means current directory
#neds to be empty directory to specify directory
```
### Timestamp, Log, Removing Git from Repo
```zsh
git log #gives history of changes to repository
ls -la #lists all files in repo with timestamp
rm -rf .git #removes git directory (used for removing directories)
```
### Ignore Files
```zsh
touch .gitignore
*.pyc #putting star before extension ignores all file names with extension
```
### Renaming Local and Remote Repository
```zsh
git mv #renames a file or directory in a repo
git remote set-url origin NEW_URL #change remote name first and then retrieve url
```
### View Info on Remote Repo
```zsh
git remote -v #information about remote branch
git branch -a #views all the branches
```
### Practice for Pulling and Pushing
```zsh
git pull origin master
git push origin master
```
---
## Contributing
### Forking
```zsh
#fork from remote
git clone
#make a new branch for oneself if in team
#make changes
#push it back to your repo
```
### Submitting a Pull Request
- Once changes made:
- Compare and Pull Request button shows up on remote
- click Create pull request
### Reviewing and Approving a Pull Request
- **Finding Pull Request**
- click Pull requests on repo in remote
- click pull request that has to be reviewed
- click on files changed
- **Reviewing Pull Request**
- add a comment on line of code (blue plus button on side)
- click and drag to select block and then click blue plus button
- can also suggest changes to lines
- **Starting a Review**
- if finished, click on start a review
- **Options to Submit Review**
- select comment to leave general feedback, but no actual approval
- select approve to submit feedback and approve merging the changes
- select request changes to submit feedback before pull request is merged