git config --global user.name "John Doe"git config --global user.email name@domain.comgit config --global color.ui auto
Creating a brand new project?
git initin a folder you want to add version control to- Create a repository for this project on GitHub
git remote add, with a remote name (conventionally, "origin") and the GitHub repo URL
Cloning an existing project?
git clone and the URL of the project you're cloning
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Make changes to files
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git statusto see files changed -
git diffto see specific lines changed -
git addfiles to "staged" status -
git committo create a checkpoint (with message) -
git pushto update remote repo to current state
git log- shows commits and messagesgit checkout- also does...- Reset changes made to unstaged file
- Change files to a specific commit
- Change files to a specific branch
git tag- creates named checkpoint for easy return