Common Git Commands

• Downloads and update in the files current branch local repository from remote repository

    git pull

` Downloads changes from remote repository without merging them into current branch

    git fetch

• Add a changed file into the staging area. To be ready for committing

    git add <file>
    git add . #(This will add all files that have been changed)

• Commit a file (Saving a snapshot of a file)

    git commit -m "MSG HERE"
    git commit --amend #(This will pop up a new window and allow changes to previous commit)

• Push changes into remote repository (Make sure to check if pushing to correct branch)

    git push

• Check the statuses of files or changed files

    git status

• Cloning/Downloading a repository

    git clone "urlOfRepo"

• Creating a new branch based of a specific branch

    git branch <newBranchName> #(Creates a branch but needs to be checkout)
    git checkout -b <newBranchName> #(Shortcut creates and moves into new branch)

• View history of git

    git log
    #(q to quit)

Rebasing

• Allows you to integrate changes from one branch to another. Can be used to merge commits or apply commits from another branch

    git rebase master #(Moves current branch HEAD to masters HEAD)
    git rebase -i #(Allows you to modify current branch commits interactively)

Ignoring Files

• If you want to stop certain files from being tracked or considered in git, you can use a special file ".gitignore"
• Example .gitignore file, git will not notify the developer/user that these files have been modified.

    app.config
    node_modules
    cache
    public