Git Flashcards
Learn Github (27 cards)
show modified files in working directory, staged for your next commit
git status
add a file as it looks now to your next commit (stage)
git add [file]
unstage a file while retaining the changes in working directory
git reset [file]
diff of what is changed but not staged
git diff
diff of what is staged but not yet commited
git diff –staged
commit your staged content as a new commit snapshot
git commit -m “[descriptive message]”
set a name that is identifiable for credit when review version history
git config –global user.name “[firstname lastname]”
set an email address that will be associated with each history marker
git config –global user.email “[valid-email]”
set automatic command line coloring for Git for easy reviewing
git config –global color.ui auto
initialize an existing directory as a Git repository
git init
retrieve an entire repository from a hosted location via URL
git clone [url]
list your branches. a * will appear next to the currently active branch
git branch
create a new branch at the current commit
git branch [branch-name]
switch to another branch and check it out into your working directory
git checkout
merge the specified branch’s history into the current one
git merge [branch]
add a git URL as an alias
git remote add [alias] [url]
show all commits in the current branch’s history
git log
fetch down all the branches from that Git remote
git fetch [alias]
merge a remote branch into your current branch to bring it up to date
git merge [alias]/[branch]
Transmit local branch commits to the remote repository branch
git push [alias] [branch]
fetch and merge any commits from the tracking remote branch
git pull
apply any commits of current branch ahead of specified one
git rebase [branch]
clear staging area, rewrite working tree from specified commit
git reset –hard [commit]
Save modified and staged changes
git stash
