git_basics.md

Git Reference Sheet

Quick 15 minute tutorial:

Generally a quick google search will answer any other questions you may have about git.

Setup

1. Install git

• Clone the repository (git clone REPOSITORY_LINK)

Managing/Switching branches

• git branch - Check what branches are available
• git checkout BRANCH_NAME - Switch to branch

Updating your local repository (your computer)

• git fetch - Updates remotes, generally safe to run with uncommitted work
• git pull - Updates everything

Updating the remote repository (the repository on the github, requires write access)

• git add FILE_NAME - Adds a file to track changes (use git add . to track all files in the current directory)
• git status - Shows which files are being tracked
• git commit - Creates a "checkpoint" in the timeline
• git push - Pushes your changes (commits) to the remote repository