https://github.com/shenon69/introduction-to-github-foss
Introduction to GitHub by the FOSS community in NSBM.
https://github.com/shenon69/introduction-to-github-foss
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Introduction to GitHub by the FOSS community in NSBM.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/shenon69/introduction-to-github-foss
- Owner: Shenon69
- Created: 2023-10-03T17:19:03.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-10-04T07:41:54.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-03T21:51:12.641Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: foss, fossnsbm, github
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 22.5 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 34
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Welcome
# introduction-to-github
## Install Git on Your Local Machine
To install Git on your local computer, you need to [visit this link](https://git-scm.com/downloads).
> It's easy to install Git on Mac/Linux than Windows 😒
1. Go to a Directory that you need to clone your Repository
> Ex: `D:\React`
2. Right click & open `Git bash here` if you are a *Windows* user or Open `Terminal` if you are a *Mac/Linux* user in that directory location.
3. Type this command on it
```bash
git clone
```
You can find *Repository URL* from the top of the repository
> If you get any error while cloning the repo, please read this [Stack Overflow Forum](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/68775869/message-support-for-password-authentication-was-removed-please-use-a-personal)
# SetUp Git
**Download Git**:
- Download [git for Windows](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/download/v2.40.1.windows.1/Git-2.40.1-64-bit.exe).
- Download [git for Mac](https://git-scm.com/download/mac).
- Download [git for Linux & Unix](https://git-scm.com/download/linux).
## Git Configuration
```bash
git config --global user.name "John Doe"
```
```bash
git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com
```
So, let's get started!
## Git Commands
This command is used to obtain a repository from an existing URL.
```bash
Git clone
```
Open repository in local storage
```bash
Cd
```
Checkout a branch into your working tree
```bash
Git checkout -b name
```
```bash
git checkout branchname
```
List down branches
```bash
git branch
```
This command lists all the files that have to be committed.
```bash
git status
```
This command adds a file to the staging area.
```bash
git add .
```
This command records or snapshots the file permanently in the version history.
```bash
git commit -m 'commit message'
```
This command sends the committed changes of master branch to your remote repository.
```bash
git push
```
- if we create a branch locally
```bash
git push --set-upstream origin
```
This command is used to list the version history for the current branch.
```bash
git log
```