Git base commads

This page will show some of features of git and some useful commands found on the internet

Git is a useful software designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.

Commands

The following is a list of base commands mostly used in everyday usage.

git init Initializes git in the repository you are in.

git status Displays the status of all the changes made to tracked files and untracked files.

git add <file> Makes git track the file and all of its changes, it also "put the file in pipeline" ready to be uploaded to the remote.

With git add . , all tracked files are put in "pipeline".

git commit Commits all the changes you've done to the previously added files.

With git commit -m "<commit message>" you directly commit the changes specifying the commit message.

git push <remote> <branch> Pushes on remote/branch the committed changes you made to the tracked files.

git checkout <remote>/<branch> Allows to switch between remotes/branches.

With git checkout -b <branchname> you create a new branch.

git remote add <remote> <remoteaddress> Adds a new remote from address.

git remote -v shows for every remote the URLs at which they are pointing.

git branch -vv Shows your local active branches, which remote they belong to and their last commits.

Update branch from master

In order to update a branch with the latest updates from the master branch:

git checkout b1
git merge origin/master

Then resolve all conflict if present and make a new commit and push changes.

Author commit with differen user

To do this you can just specify it at the time of the commit:

git commit --author="Name <email>" -m "commit message"