Git 101

creating a new project

git init

remotes

check your remotes

git remote -v

adding a remote

git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo.git

• remotes refer to the repository

commits

adding files to commits

git add filepath/filename.whatever

batch adding all the files!

git add -A

creating the commit and adding the message

git commit -m "my first commit, this is the commit message that shows up on github"

adding all the files and a commit messsage at the same time

git commit -am "added all files yolo and this is the commit message"

Views from the CLI

view the status of your git

git status

view your commits

git log

pushing your commits

git push remoteName branchName

eg: git push origin master

branches

creating branches

git checkout -b newbranchname

switching branches

git checkout branchName

quick switch to the last branch you were on

git checkout -

Getting changes from the remote

git fetch remoteName

• updates all the branches for a remote, (new or deleted)

pulling from a specific branch

git pull remoteName branchName

• merges in all the latest code into your local repo.
• make sure you're on the same branch

e.g. git pull origin master to get lastest changes.