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GIT Flashcards

1
Q

What is a KEY skill in learning how to code?

A

Knowing how to manage the changes I make

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What is a benefit of Git?

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Makes controlling the different versions of my code easier for me and my team

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What are 4 very high level tasks of what a coder does daily?

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  1. Create things
  2. Save things
  3. Edit things
  4. Save the thing again
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How does version control help me as a coder that saves things again and again?

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It helps me track

  1. When I saved a change
  2. Why I saved a change
  3. What the contents of the change was
  4. Who was the person that made the change
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5
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What is Version Control?

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It is a History Tracking program

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When is Version Control truly the most beneficial?

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When I am working on a collaboration on the same things and the same files

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What does the tool “merge” allow me to do?

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Allows 2 simultaneous changes from me and someone else to be merged into a unified and resolved, good and final state

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What does Git’s Version Control bring to the table as benefits?

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  1. Very lightweight and modern implementation of a version control
  2. Very fast
  3. Provides a history of content change
  4. Facilitates collaborative file changes
  5. Easy for any type of knowledge workers
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9
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Git is a distributed _____ _____ system.

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Version Control

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10
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Command for initializing a empty Git repository?

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git init

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11
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What is a Git Repository?

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A hidden directory where Git operates

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12
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What is the command to see the current status of my Git project?

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git status

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13
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What does “untracked” signal in Git?

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That the “untracked” file is new to Git and needs to be added to the staging area so it can be tracked

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14
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How do I add a file to the Git “staging area?”

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“git add filename.txt” command

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Are files located in Git’s “Staging Area” in the “Repository” yet?

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No

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How does one store the “Staged” changes in the “Repository?”

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Run the “commit” command

Ex:
git commit -m “Add cute octocat story”

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17
Q

What can I use when I want to add many files of the same type to Git’s “Repository?”

A

Wildcards (*)

Example:
git add ‘*.txt’

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18
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What is the command to commit to all changes made?

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git command -m ‘Add all the txt files’

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19
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What is ‘git log’ command?

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It is a journal command that remembers all of the changes I have committed to in the order they were committed to.

20
Q

How can I add a local “Repository” folder to the GitHub server?

A

Add a remote “Repository” folder on GitHub’s website

21
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What is and example of the command I would use to add a remote “Repository” folder to GitHub?

A

git remote add origin https://github.com/try-git/try_git.git

22
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What does the “push command” tell Git?

A

Where to place my local commit changes in the remote Git folder

23
Q

What does “origin” tell us in this command “git push -u origin master”

A

The name of the Git “remote”

24
Q

What is the default local branch name on Git remote?

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Master

25
Q

What does the “-u” tell us in the command “git push -u origin master”

A

Tells Git to remember the parameters so that next time we can simply run “git push” and Git will know what to do

26
Q

What is the command to “push” my local commits to remote Git?

A

git push -u origin master

27
Q

How can I check for changes made in the GitHub repository and also pull down the changes made on my local repository?

A

Run the “git pull origin master” command

28
Q

How can I look at what is different from my last “commit?”

A

Run command “git diff HEAD”

29
Q

What does the “HEAD” portion of the command “git diff HEAD” tell my computer?

A

When I am asking for the differences of my most recent commit

30
Q

What are “staged files?”

A

Files I have told Git that I am ready to be committed to

31
Q

A great use for differences (diff) is looking at changes made within files that have already been _____.

A

Staged

32
Q

What command would I use to “stage” (commit) files to a repository?

A

“git add”

Example:
“git add octofamily/octodog.txt”

33
Q

What does the “git diff –staged” command tell the computer

A

To show me the changes that I have recently “staged” (committed to)

34
Q

How can I tell the computer to “unstage” files?

A

Using the “git reset” command.

Example:
“git reset octofamily/octodog.txt”

35
Q

Is a file deleted when it has been “unstaged?”

A

No, the file is still there it is just not staged

36
Q

How can I change things back to how they were at the last “commit?”

A

Run the “git checkout – “ command.

Example:
“git checkout – octocat.txt”

37
Q

What does the term “branch” mean to a developer?

A

A copy

38
Q

What is helpful for developers to do when working on a feature or a bug?

A

Create a “branch” or copy of their code so they can make separate “commits” to

39
Q

How can I create a “branch?”

A

With command “git branch “

Example
“git branch clean_up”

40
Q

How can I see what my local “branches” are?

A

With command “git branch”

41
Q

How can I switch the “branch” I am working in?

A

Using the “git checkout “ command

Example:
“git checkout clean_up”

42
Q

What does the “git rm

‘’” command tell my computer?

A
  1. “Stage” the removal of files

2. Remove actual files from the disk

43
Q

How can I check the changes I am about to “commit” to?

A

Run “git status” command

44
Q

What command do I use to commit to the changes I want to make?

A

“git commit -m “my label of the changes I am committing to”

Example:
“git commit -m “Remove all the cats”

45
Q

What are the steps to copy (merge) changes made in the non-Master branch?

A
  1. Switch to the “master” branch using
    “git checkout master” command
  2. Merge the changes to the master branch with the “git merge “

Example:
“git merge clean_up”

  1. Delete the non-master branch folder with command “git branch -d “

Example:
“git branch -d clean_up”

46
Q

What is the command to “push” from my local repository to Git’s remote repository?

A

“git push”

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