You’re going to need to execute a few git commands in order to succeed at bootcamp. Here’s a bit of a cheat-sheet. Make sure you can use all this stuff!
| git command | Function |
|---|---|
git clone repo url |
clones the repo to your local machine |
git checkout -bname-of-your-new-branch |
creates a new branch from the branch you had checks that branch out (this means you are now working on that branch) |
git status |
Returns the current working branch. If a file is in the staging area, but not committed, it shows with git status. Or, if there are no changes it’ll return nothing to commit, working directory clean. |
git push |
pushes the changes you have made, saved and committed locally to the remote repo |
git push --set-upstream origin branch name |
sets the upstream and enables you to push to the correct branch using the git push command |
git add file name |
adds the specified file to the stageing area so that it is ready to be committed |
git add . |
adds all files with saved changes to staged so they are ready to commit NB! always check git status before using git add . |
git commit -m "*your commit message*" |
Record the changes made to the files to a local repository. For easy reference, each commit has a unique ID.It’s best practice to include a message with each commit explaining the changes made in a commit. Adding a commit message helps to find a particular change or understanding the changes. |
git status |
Shows what files were changed since your last commit |
git diff |
Shows how files changed since your last commit. This is like a very informative version of git status |