GIT Commands using the terminal

In this blog you will find some basic git commands that can be used via the terminal.

Step 1: Go to the directory that you have your project folder which is to be uploaded to git(figure I) and type cmd and press enter and the command line will open up(figure II).

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Step 2: Configure your git username and email

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Step 3: You have the ability to add all the files in the project folder at once using the command (Figure V) git add .

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Or if you wish to add a single file you can use the command git add [file name with the extension] Check the Figure VI

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Step 4: Commit the files to version control (Figure VII)

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Step 5: If you have not created a git repository already you can Go to git hub and create a new repository.

By navigating to your repositories and clicking on new and after giving a name for the repository your new repo will be created. You can also make your repository either public or private.

Step 6: Defining the remote repository using the terminal

$ git remote add origin https://github.com/username/new_repo

Step 7: Push the project to version control

$ git push -u origin master

Some Other Useful Commands

• Check status → git status
• Display all the commits → git log
• Specify a branch that you need to push → git checkout [branch-name]
• View all the branches → git branch
• Create a new branch → git branch [new branch-name]
• Switch to another branch → git checkout [branch-name]
• Merge a branch with the master branch → git merge [branch-name]
• Pulling a project from git to your instance → git pull
• Analyze the current state of your git repo → git diff
• View all changes of tracked files which are present in working directory → git diff HEAD
• Deleting a branch → git branch -D [branch-name]