GitCheet.md

GitHub

Update an existing repo from the command line

cd [dir] git add . git commit -m "Update" git push -u origin master

Two URL Styles:

HTTPS:

https://github.com/inkVerb/YourRepo.git

SSH:

git@github.com:inkVerb/YourRepo.git

Clone to local machine

HTTPS:

git clone https://github.com/inkVerb/YourRepo.git

SSH:

git clone git@github.com:inkVerb/YourRepo.git

Add existing repo (With README.md all setup)

Create the repo "inkVerb/YourRepo" on GitHub (DO NOT initiate with README.md !!!)

Initiate it from your local computer

cd [dir] git init git add . git commit -m "First commit" git remote add origin URL git remote -v git push origin master

Create New Repo via command Line

Create the repo "inkVerb/YourRepo" on GitHub (DO NOT initiate with README.md !!!)

Initiate it from your local computer

echo "# YourRepo" >> README.md git init git add . git commit -m "First commit" git remote add origin URL git push -u origin master

Push an existing repo from the command line

git remote add origin URL git push -u origin master

Setup Git local user info

Global

git config --global user.name "MonaLisa" git config --global user.name

Confirm

git config --global user.email "email@example.com" git config --global user.email

Confirm

Individual

cd [specific directory of repo] git config user.name "MonaLisa" git config user.name

Confirm

git config user.email "email@example.com" git config user.email

Confirm

Setup Git SSH keys ## Optional!

Create ssh keys (-N "" for no passphrase, -f /path/to/KEYNAME)

ssh-keygen -t rsa -N "" -f ~/.ssh/GitHub

Find the public key to copy-paste

cat ~/.ssh/GitHub.pub

Add the key on Github

>GitHub Avatar > Settings > SSH and GPG keys + New/Add SSH key

Do a test on your machine (Necessary)

ssh -T git@github.com