Version Control with Git: Reference

git init initializes a new repository

git status shows the status of a repository

Files can be stored in a project’s working directory (which users see), the staging area (where the next commit is being built up) and the local repository (where commits are permanently recorded)

git add puts files in the staging area

git commit saves the staged content as a new commit in the local repository

Always write a log message when committing changes

git log shows the commit history

git diff displays differences between commits

git checkout recovers old versions of files

git branch creates a new branch

Use feature branches for new ideas and fixes, before merging into master

merging does not delete any branches

Git is the version control system: GitHub is a remote repositories provider.

git clone to make a local copy of a remote repository

git push to send local changes to remote repository

git pull to integrate remote changes into local copy of repository

A fork is a git clone into your (GitHub) account

A pull request asks the owner of a repository to incorporate your changes