Git
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Git commands
git add
Moves changes from the working directory to the staging area. This gives you the opportunity to prepare a snapshot before committing it to the official history.
git branch
This command is your general-purpose branch administration tool. It lets you create isolated development environments within a single repository.
git checkout
In addition to checking out old commits and old file revisions, git checkout is also the means to navigate existing branches. Combined with the basic Git commands, it’s a way to work on a particular line of development.
git clean
Removes untracked files from the working directory. This is the logical counterpart to git reset, which (typically) only operates on tracked files.
git clone
Creates a copy of an existing Git repository. Cloning is the most common way for developers to obtain a working copy of a central repository.
git commit
Takes the staged snapshot and commits it to the project history. Combined with git add, this defines the basic workflow for all Git users.
git commit –amend
Passing the –amend flag to git commit lets you amend the most recent commit. This is very useful when you forget to stage a file or omit important information from the commit message.
git config
A convenient way to set configuration options for your Git installation. You’ll typically only need to use this immediately after installing Git on a new development machine.
git fetch
Fetching downloads a branch from another repository, along with all of its associated commits and files. But, it doesn’t try to integrate anything into your local repository. This gives you a chance to inspect changes before merging them with your project.
git init
Initializes a new Git repository. If you want to place a project under revision control, this is the first command you need to learn.
git log
Lets you explore the previous revisions of a project. It provides several formatting options for displaying committed snapshots.
git merge
A powerful way to integrate changes from divergent branches. After forking the project history with git branch, git merge lets you put it back together again.
git pull
Pulling is the automated version of git fetch. It downloads a branch from a remote repository, then immediately merges it into the current branch. This is the Git equivalent of svn update.