Git and Github

Configuaration

git config --list

to see configuaration of the git

git config --global user.email "example@gmail.com"

to set or change the email of the user in git

git config --global user.name "username"

to set or change the username in the git

Status

git status

shows the status of the action conducted on the git

git diff --staged

shows the difference between two version of the staged files

To Add File To Staging Area

git add filename

to add single file of particular filename in staging area

git add filename1 filename2

to add multiple files to staging area of particular name in git

git add .

to add all files in git

To commit changes in git

git commit -m "message"

to add file to local repository with a unique and distinctive message

git commit -am "message"

adds file to staging area and then to local repository

To View Commit History

git log

shows the detail history of commit

git log --oneline

shows the detail history of commit command in oneline

To Go To Previous Version Or Branch

git checkout #number

takes us to the version of the given hash number

git checkout branchname

takes us to the required branch

Add and remove remote origin

git remote add origin "url of the github"

adds the orgin or path of the github repo

git remote remove origin

removes the origin path of the github

git remote -v

git remote show origin

shows us the origin path of the github

Push The Files To The Github

git push origin main/master

pushes all the changes to the main branch in github

git push origin branch_name

pushes all the change in the code to the specified branch

Cloning The Project From Github

git clone "url of the github account"

clones the whole project in our computer

Branching In Git

git branch branch_name

creates new branch in the git

git branch

shows all the branch created in the git

Merging Files Of The Branch

git merge "branch_name"

note to make sure to go to the main branch where we want to merge the files

git merge --no-ff "branch_name"

merges the file with no fastforward

git branch --merged

shows merged branch

git branch --no-merged

shows not merged branch

Reset Our Head To Previous Version

git reset --head #number_of_previous_version

used when we want to discard all the changes and restart from the previous version

Deleting Branch In Git

git branch -d "branch_name"

deletes the branch but rejects if it is not merged

git branch -D "branchname"

deletes the branch even if it is not merged

Pulling The Files From The Github Repository

git pull origin main/master/branch_name

pulls the chnages done by other to our code

Tagging In Git

git tag -a tag_name -m "message"

adds tags in the git which is used to check milestones while coding

Stashing In Git

git stash

puts all your current changes in hold and allows you ro pull new data form other branch without pushing your code

git stash pop

pops all your stashed files after you pull the branch

Fetching In Git

git fetch --all

fetch all the branch from git hub similar to git pull