Setting Up and Configuring Git

Setting Up and Configuring Git

1. Initialize a Git repository:

git init

1. Clone a repository:

git clone <repository_url>

1. Configure user information:

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"

Working with Local Repositories

1. Check the status of the repository:

git status

1. Add files to the staging area:

git add <file_name>
git add .

1. Commit changes:

git commit -m "Commit message"

1. View commit history:

git log

Working with Remote Repositories

1. Add a remote repository:

git remote add origin <repository_url>

1. Push changes to a remote repository:

git push origin <branch_name>

1. Pull changes from a remote repository:

git pull origin <branch_name>

1. Fetch changes from a remote repository:

git fetch

Branching and Merging

1. Create a new branch:

git branch <branch_name>

1. Switch to a branch:

git checkout <branch_name>

1. Create and switch to a new branch:

git checkout -b <branch_name>

1. Merge a branch into the current branch:

git merge <branch_name>

1. Delete a branch:

git branch -d <branch_name>

Stashing Changes

1. Stash changes:

git stash

1. Apply stashed changes:

git stash apply

Additional Useful Commands

1. Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc.:

git diff

1. Revert changes:

git revert <commit_id>

1. Reset current HEAD to the specified state:

git reset <commit_id>

These commands should cover most of the basic and intermediate tasks you’ll encounter while using GitHub