HowTo: Use git effectively1
a) Setup git:
Set default name for git to use when you commit
git config --global user.name "Your Name Here"
# Set default email for git to use when you commit
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
# Set git to use the credential memory cache
git config --global credential.helper cache
# Line ending preferences
git config --global core.autocrlf false
git config --global core.safecrlf true
b) Add aliases to git configuration file ~/.gitconfig:
[alias]
co = checkout
ci = commit
st = status
br = branch
hist = log --pretty=format:\"%h %ad | %s%d [%an]\" --graph --date=short
type = cat-file -t
dump = cat-file -pc) Add aliases to bash profile file ~/.bashrc OR ~/.profile:
# Git aliases
alias gs='git status '
alias ga='git add '
alias gb='git branch '
alias gc='git commit'
alias gd='git diff'
alias go='git checkout '
alias gk='gitk --all&'
alias gx='gitx --all'
alias got='git '
alias get='git 'd) Clone repository:
git clone https://gitlab.com/mabalenk/rightsizer.git
e) Add files to local repository:
git add <files>
f) Stage changes for commit:
git add <files_changed>
git add -A # stage all
git add . # stage new and modified without deleted
git add -u # stage modified and deleted without new
g) Unstage file for commit:
git reset <file_name>
h) Commit changes:
git commit -m "<commit_message>" OR
git commit -F <log_file>
i) Push changes to git server:
git push
j) Obtain latest changes from git server:
git checkout git pull
k) Amend comment for last commit:
git commit --amend -m "<new_commit_message>"
l) View branches:
git branch
m) Create new branch:
git checkout -b <branch_name>
git push origin <branch_name>
n) Swith to another branch:
git checkout <branch_name>
o) Delete local branch:
git branch -d <branch_name> OR
git branch -D <branch_name>
p) Delete remote branch:
git push origin --delete <branch_name>
q) Merge one branch with another branch:
git checkout <branch1>
git merge <branch2>
git push
r) Get version of file from given commit
git checkout <commit> <file_name>
s) Revert to state of previous commit (everything done since then will be lost):
git reset --hard <commit_id>
t) Discard changes in working copy that are not in index:
git stash save --keep-index
git stash drop
u) Recover deleted files, if no commit was made after delete:
git checkout .
v) Rename project on GitLab:
git remote set-url origin [email protected]:<username>/<projname>.git