Git useful commands

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1. Open Git Bash

2. To know the Git version

   git --version

3. To add user Git access

git config --global user.email gituserid.gmail.com (or) git config --global user.name "GitUsernameWithinQuotes" -3.1. Password will be asked by raising a credential input popup after pushing code to remote atlast. -3.2. To change git user need to remove autoset credentails in Control panel-->User accounts-->windows credentails manager"

4. To add local repository of git 4.1. Open git bash in the project folder (Make a directory using 'cd path' or 'cd -' [for previous path] or 'cd /' - [for into root directory])
   4.2. > git init - use within directory: to start git intilization locally. 4.3. > git add filename (or) > git add * (for all files to add) 4.4. > git commit -m "commiting message" 4.5. > git status - We can check git status anywhere to track.

5. To add remote repository

   git remote add origin https://URL_of_Remote_repository

   • here, git creates a connector to connect with outside(server) called remote.
   • using above command it create a remote called origin. git -v remote
   • To see the remotes added git remote remove origin
   • To remove origin remote

6. To push the code

   git push origin master (If you are doing very first push)

   • here, it tells to push the code from master(i.e in local branch) to the remote named Origin(which reflects at remote server- github)

7. If we want to push changes later with some modification through branch

   git checkout -b branchName

   • Creates a branch with branchName and checkouts to the same

8. now add and commit files

9. git push origin branchName

   • This creates a branch on git repo and we can verify and create a pull request and then can merge the pull request to master branch through github portal