2021-05-25 Git

git init - initialize git repo
git status- gives you the status
git add <filename>- adds files to staging area / index
git commit - commits files from staging area
git commit -m "" - commits from git bash
git log- shows the messages in order
git log --oneline - more concise version of git log
git diff - shows you the difference
git diff --staged- shows you the difference when files are in the staging area/ index
git diff HEAD~<number of commit> <filename> - shows the difference with reference to the head
git diff <commit hash> <filename> - shows the diff with reference to the hash number
git checkout <hash id> <filename> - change file to earlier version
git checkout master - return to latest state
.gitkeep - to include an empty folder
touch- creates a file
.gitignore - file that contains files that are to be ignored
git add -f <foldername>/.gitkeep - to forcefully add an empty folder

Remotes

How to fix master -> main