Version control using Git

Description

Useful commands for using git control system.

Setup

Homebrew (MacOS & Linux):

brew install git

Clone repository

git clone "https://repositoryname.com"

Initialise remote repository

git remote add origin "https://repositoryname.com"
git remote -v # Check if remote origin has been added

Normal workflow

git add .
git commit -m "commit message goes here"
git push origin master

Status

git status # Get information

Branches

git branch "branchname" # Create a branch
git branch or git branch --list # List branches
git branch -d "branchname" # Delete branch
git branch -m "newbranchname" # Rename branch
git branch -d "branchname" # Delete branch
git checkout "branchname" # Switch to branch (after commiting chages to current branch)

Pushing changes

git push origin master # Push to master branch
git push -u origin "branchname" # Push to new branch (create it on push)

Stash

Save current branch without committing.

git stash # Save current changes
git stash # Get back changes
git stash list # List stashed changes

Cached

git rm --cached . # Remove files from commit (usesful for when adding items to .gitignore)

Reset

After a bad commit use this to get back to a previous commit. Note you will loose changes made so back up your files somehow...

git reset --hard "gitcommitkey" # Git commit key found on github

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