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Git is a free and open-source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.
Here are some basic GIT commands you need to know.
Clone the Repository
Syntax
git clone {url} - Here {url} represents the Git Repository URL
Example
git clone https://git.com/example/example-repository
By default, this command will clone the default branch of the repository (In most cases, the default branch is master). If you want to clone a specific branch, follow the below syntax.
Syntax
git clone {url} -b {branch_name}
Example
git clone https://git.com/example/example-repository -b development
Change Local Working Branch
To change the local working branch, use the checkout command.
Syntax
git checkout origin/{branch_name}
Example
git checkout origin/master
Fetch changes from Remote
To fetch all changes from remote, use fetch command.
Syntax
git fetch --origin
NOTE: This command will not merge the changes in the local branch.
Pull Updates from Remote
To update the local branch, use the following command.
Syntax
git pull
Merge changes from another branch
To merge the changes from another remote branch, use the following command.
Syntax
git pull --no-rebase "origin" {branch_name}
Example
git pull --no-rebase "origin" development
This command pulls all the changes from the development branch and merges locally.
Check the status of local changes
List the files you’ve changed and you need to add or commit:
Syntax
git add {file_path}
Stage your files
To stage your files, use the add command.
Syntax
git add {file_path}
Example
-
To add the particular file.
git add test/file.md -
To add an entire folder
git add {folder_name}- This will stage all the files in the corresponding folder. -
To add files by its extension.
git add *.{extension}-git add *.css-> This will stage all files with .css extension. -
To add all files.
git add .- This will stage all files.
Commit changes
To commit the changes to remote, use the commit command.
Syntax
git commit -m "{message}"
Example
git commit -m "Test commit"
NOTE
- Commit message is necessary for all commits.
- Changes will not be pushed to remote unless you push the changes to remote.
Push changes to remote
To push the changes to remote, use the below command.
Syntax
git push
Revert all local changes
To revert all your local changes, use the below command.
Syntax
git reset --hard
To delete the unstaged files
To delete all the unstaged files, use the below command.
Example
git clean -df
Options
-d- To recurse the directories and delete.-f- Force delete.
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