git quick reference.md

GIT Quick commands

Create a branch and checkout directly into it

git checkout -b <branch name>

Example:

git checkout -b task-1

Push the branch to the remote repository (GitHub)

If you just want to publish a branch and continue to track the branch, the first time you push the branch on the remote, you have to add -u to the push command.

git push -u origin <branch name>

Example:

git branch -u origin task-1

Push the updates (commits) to the remote repository (GitHub)

Once your branch is already tracked on the remote, you can simply do:

git push

Add your new / modified / removed files

When you have updates in your file system, you need to add them to git staging. For that, you can do it for all the files with:

git add .

or you can specify file path by file path

git add <path1> <path2> ...

Commit your modifications

You will not be able to commit your changes if they are not staged. Once your files are staged, you can simply commit your modifications with:

git commit -m "<message>"

Example:

git commit -m "Added run script"

Switch between branches

git checkout <branch name>

Example:

git checkout task-1

Retrieving modifications from the remote

To get the latest updates done on the remote branches, simply do:

git pull

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