Commands

Create

TODO: initialize the git environment

git init

TODO: "git clone" clones the file from the git repository to the directory that you are currently in (you may give it a new name in your directory, if you like).

git clone

Record changes

TODO: add explanation

git status

TODO: add explanation

git add

TODO: add explanation

git commit -v

View history and changes

Show a breif description of changes to the repository. My preference for a general overview is $ git log --graph --branches --remotes --pretty='format:%h %ad %an %d %s' --date=short To restrict the range of commits shown, use $ git log <commit id>..<commit id>

git log

TODO: add explanation

git diff

TODO: add explanation

git show

TODO: add explanation

git checkout

Undo things

TODO: add explanation

git reset HEAD

TODO: add explanation

git checkout --

TODO: add explanation

git revert

Branches

TODO: add explanation

git checkout -b

TODO: add explanation

git branch

TODO: add explanation

git branch -d

TODO: add explanation

git checkout

TODO: add explanation

git merge

Working with remotes

TODO: add explanation

git remote -v

TODO: add explanation

git remote add

TODO: add explanation

git fetch

TODO: add explanation

git pull

TODO: add explanation

git push

Vocabulary

• HEAD:
• branch:
• check out:
• clone:
• commit:
• fork:
• index:
• master:
• remote:
• repository:
• staging area:
• tag:
• upstream:
• version control system (vcs):