Git Commands and Proper Setup

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Zach J edited this page Oct 22, 2016 · 3 revisions

Useful Git Commands

Cloning a repository

git clone <insert url> allows the user to clone the contents of the Github repository to their local machine

Checking/preparing files for upload to remote repository

git status checks the status of committed and uncommitted files
git add <filename> adds the specified file to the commit
git commit -m "<insert commit message>" prepares local files for upload to GitHub with specified message
git push origin dev pushes all committed files up to remote repository

Switching branches locally

git branch checks which branch you are working in
git checkout <branch name> allows you to switch to specified branch

Updating local branch from remote

git pull takes data from remote repository

Connecting to remote repository

git remote -v list current configured remote repositories
git remote add dev https://github.com/Jagod101/OrbitalTrajectorySimulator.git adds push/pull capabilities for the specific repository