Repository to use for Git/GitHub practice
Follow the instructions found here:
MAC
https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/install-git#mac-os-x
Windows
https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/install-git#windows
- Fork the upstream repo: https://github.com/minimester/IntroToGit to your account
- Clone your forked repo to local computer (Don't forget to
cdinto your project folder!) - Setup your remote environment by establishing an upstream
- Create and checkout a branch
- Add your name to names.txt (Don't forget Paul's adoration for cuddly puppies!)
- Commit and push changes to your repo
- Create a pull request to upstream
ALWAYS PUSH TO ORIGIN, NEVER UPSTREAM
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Repository ("Repo") | The database that stores the files |
| Working Directory | Your local directory of files |
| Revision | The version that a specific files is on |
| Branch | A separate copy of the code, where changes can be made independently from the main "trunk" |
| Fork | A copy of a repository |
| Upstream | Typically the repo that you forked from |
| Pull request ("PR") | A request to merge changes from one branch to another. Can be between branches across different forks of a repo |
| Command | Usage | Example |
|---|---|---|
git clone <repo_url> |
Clone a repository into a new local directory | git clone https://github.com/minimester/IntroToGit.git |
git remote [-v add] |
Your remote environment, listing out references to online repositories. -v lists the reference name and corresponding link to the repository. add <name> <repo_url> adds a new reference (i.e. upsream or origin) to an online repository |
git remote -v add upstream https://github.com/minimester/IntroToGit.git |
git checkout [-b] <branch> |
Switches to another branch on your local working copy. Adding the -b flag will create the branch if it doesn't exist and switch inside it |
git checkout -b myNewBranch |
git status |
Shows the working tree status (files with changes, files ready for commit, etc.) | git status |
git pull <reference> <branch> |
Fetch from reference of online repo (usually "upstream") and integrate with local working directory | git pull upstream master |
git add <file_name> |
Adds a change in the working directory to the staging area | git add names.txt |
git commit –m "<message>" |
Record changes to a repo | git commit -m "Added name" |
git push <reference> <branch> |
Sends commits (code changes) to repo referenced (usually "origin") | git push origin myNewBranch |
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