Git Cheat-Sheet

From here on in, every command start with the 'git' followed by a space, then the command.

List of commands:

1. init

                The word init means initialize. The command sets up all the tools Git needs to begin tracking changes made to the project.

2. status

                As you write the screenplay, you will be changing the contents of the working directory. You can check the status of those changes

3. add 'filename.txt'

                add a file to the staging area

4. diff 'filename.txt'

                check the differences between the working directory and the staging area

5. commit -m "Some notes before committing"

6. log

                Commits are stored chronologically in the repository and can be viewed

7. show HEAD

                commit you are currently on is known as the HEAD commit

8. checkout HEAD filename

                discard a change and restore the file in your working directory to look exactly as it did when you last made a commit

9. add filename_1.txt filename_2.txt

                add multiple files to the staging area

10. reset HEAD filename.txt

                to unstage a file from the staging area

11. reset SHA

                rewind to the part before you made the wrong turn and create a new destiny for the project

To better understand git reset commit_SHA, notice the diagram on the right. Each circle represents a commit.

Before reset:

·         HEAD is at the most recent commit

After resetting:

·         HEAD goes to a previously made commit of your choice

·         The gray commits are no longer part of your project

·         You have in essence rewinded the project's history

12. branch

                Check what branch you are currently on.  In the output, the * (asterisk) is showing you what branch you’re on.

13. branch new_branch

                create a new branch

14. checkout branch_name

                 switch to the new branch

15. merge branch_name

                merging the branch into master

16. branch -d branch_name

                delete the specified branch from your Git project

17. clone remote_location clone_name

                cloning remote_location repository with new name clone_name

18. remote -v

                 see a list of a Git project's remotes.  You will need to cd to the clone_name repository

19. fetch

                will not merge changes from the remote into your local. It will bring those changes onto what's called a remote branch

20.  merge origin/master

                first, make sure to cd to the cloned repository.  Then git merge command to integrate origin/master into your local master branch

21.  branch <branch_name>

                create a branch to develop questions for the biology quiz

22.  checkout <branch_name>

                Switch to new branch

23. push origin your_branch_name

                push your branch up to the remote, origin.  Use what you created for a branch name in step