Hi. Thanks for reading this. These are the git commands I use. Don't just use them without thinking.
Sometimes I ran into problems. I have added the solutions.
When possible, I share the sources where I found the information.
Note: I use Mac. There might be some difference for Linux and PC users.
After cloning a repo from github, you should remove their reference to github and eventually replace it with your own. So that you don't try to edit their project.
rm -rf .git
That will blow away all git-related info.
This is also useful if you want to start the over.
Source: How to remove git tracking from a project
… or create a new repository on the command line.
echo "# My New Project" >> README.md
git init
git add README.md
git commit -m "first commit"
git remote add origin https://github.com/my-github-profile-name/My-New-Project.git
git push -u origin main
Note that the -u in the push command is important. This allows you to simply write git push in the future.
| Command | Explanation |
|---|---|
git clone <link> |
Clone project from github |
or ...
|
Create new project manually It will get the name of your folder |
|
What has changed since last commit |
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git add all Adding the changes to the staging area |
git commit -m "message" |
Commit the changes to the history |
|
Change history |
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What has changed No argument gives all changes Only changes not added or committed. Only unstaged files |
git pull origin main |
Download latest changes from github |
Before making changes, you should always make a new branch.
On the project, select Settings, Branches, Branch protection rule. Enter main in the Branch name pattern, and check the first setting Require pull request reviews before merging. You will not regret it.
git checkout -b name-of-new-branch
> make your changes
git status
git add .
git commit -m 'description of changes'
git push origin name-of-new-branch
git checkout main
> accept pull request on Git Hub
git pull origin main
git push heroku main (If you are deploying your chages to Heroku)
Readme.md: Markdown Cheatsheet
If Github keeps asking for your password, try this.
ssh-add -K
Is your link to GitHub missing? Try this.
test-app-vue-01 git:(main) git remote -v
heroku https://git.heroku.com/test-app-vue-01.git (fetch)
heroku https://git.heroku.com/test-app-vue-01.git (push)
origin https://github.com/my-github-profile-name/test-app-vue-01.git (fetch)
origin https://github.com/my-github-profile-name/test-app-vue-01.git (push)
Do you want a quick way to open the project page on GitHub?
Type git open to open the repo website (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) in your browser.
npm install --global git-open
You are getting this message. I recommend you google it, but here are some ideas.
On branch develop
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/develop' by 3 commits.
(use git push to publish your local commits)
nothing to commit, working tree clean
git reset --hard origin/develop
or
git reset --hard origin/main
Note: Please, read about the reset command before using it.
You made some changes and now you regret. Google it. Do not use the reset option before undstanding what it does..
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1125968/how-do-i-force-git-pull-to-overwrite-local-files
Important: If you have any local changes, they will be lost. With or without --hard option, any local commits that haven't been pushed will be lost. If you have any files that are not tracked by Git (e.g. uploaded user content), these files will not be affected.
I think this is the right way:
git fetch --all
Then, you have two options:
git reset --hard origin/main
OR If you are on some other branch:
git reset --hard origin/<branch_name>
I told you not to do it. But I know your problem. You got all excited about your new idea and forgot to branch. Don't worry. You are certainly not the first.
git stash
git checkout -b tempbranch
git stash pop
then …
git status
git add .
git push origin tempbranch
> make pull request and merge
git checkout main
git pull origin main
and continue your work as if nothing happened.
git checkout main
git pull origin main
git checkout your-branch
git merge main
This procedure works.
if conflict solve the conflict and make a
git add .
git commit -m 'conflict solved'
git push
https://help.github.com/articles/syncing-a-fork/
The difference between forking and cloning a repository
git show-branches --all
Click the Blame button on GitHub to see changes to a single file.
You don't want everything in your folder or on your computer to be copied to GitHub. Try to find someone who already have a good gitignore file for that kind of project and stick to it.
https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/saving-changes/gitignore
- In Terminal, navigate to the location of your Git repository.
- Enter
touch .gitignoreto create a .gitignore file.
or copy it from another similar project
https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/about-ssh
If Git don't know who you are, try this.
https://help.github.com/en/articles/setting-your-username-in-git
Setting your Git username for every repository on your computer.
Set a Git username:
$ git config --global user.name "Finn Pedersen"
Confirm that you have set the Git username correctly:
$ git config --global user.name
> Finn Pedersen
Setting your email address for every repository on your computer.
Set an email address in Git. You can use your GitHub-provided no-reply email address or any email address.
$ git config --global user.email "finnpedersenfrance@gmail.com"
Confirm that you have set the email address correctly in Git:
$ git config --global user.email
>finnpedersenfrance@gmail.com
See also: https://alvinalexander.com/git/git-show-change-username-email-address
$ git config --list