25.10 Workflow commands

• The following are common commands to perform the previously discussed workflow in a terminal.

• git has many commands, each having multiple options to modify behavior.

  • Want to know more, check out the Pro Git book.

25.10.1 Get Remote Repo/Update Local Repo

• git clone <repo url> (only needs to be run once*): pulls files into a directory (file)
• git pull: retrieves changes from the remote repo

25.10.2 View info about local files

• git branch: see what branch you are on locally.
• git status: see what files have changed locally.
• git diff: see specific changes in the files.

25.10.3 Stage and document changes

• git checkout <branch name>: change your branch if needed.
• git add <file name>: stage the file for documentation.
• git add -i: interactive module for staging. Great for when you have lots of files to commit.
• git commit: opens text editor to document changes.
  • If vim opens: Press i (insert) >> add your subject line >> draft your message >> Esc >> :+x >> Enter.
• git commit -m <message>: Short version for drafting commit messages.

25.10.4 Push changes to remote repository

• git push: push changes to remote repo (GitHub)