Git Basic Commands
1. Git init
Suppose developer needs to prepare one new repository in his
local environment. For initializing the same they have to use init
commands, which helps them for initializing GitHub project
repository locally.
2. Git clone
Suppose developer needs to create one specific repository of
GITHUB in their local copy from the specific remote location.
Then they have to execute clone command for copying the same
remote repository in the local environment in specific location.
1. Git status
This GitHub command is mainly used for identifying GIT
created status in local repository. It provides proper information
between a syncing status of local and GITHUB repository to the
end user.
2. Git add [file_name.doc]:
Used for adding one specific file in staging area.
3. Git add –A
Adding all the files whether it is new or modified will be added in
the staging area.
4. Git commits –m [“message for commit”]:
Commit all the required changes.
5. Git rm –r [file_name.doc]:
Helping for removing the file or any defined folder.
To remove only from the staging area
git rm –cached “ file name”
Intermediate Commands
There are several other popular commands which are used by the
developer, which are not very basic commands but working with
GITHUB more, those commands are very much required to execute.
Some of these kinds require intermediate commands which are
mentioned below:
1. Git branch
This is very much a useful command for using any kind of
GITHUB set up for your projects. It normally provides entire
branch information in a list. Asterisk denotation is also given
which points the exact current project.
2. Git branch -a
This is helping for listing all the available branches considering
all the locations of the branches, it can be local or remote. It is
one of the key commands for identifying all the available
projects in GITHUB environment.
3. Git branch [branch_name]
Creating a new branch with new name.
4. Git branch –d [branch_name]
Deleting a specific branch.
5. Git push origin –delete [branch_name]
Deleting a branch from the remote environment.
6. Git checkout -b [branch_name]
Helping to create one specific new branch and switching entire
codebase to it.
7. Git checkout [branch_name]
Switching to a defined branch.
8. Git merges [branch_name]
Helping for merging one specific branch with one of the other
activities available branches.
9. Git merges [source_branch] [target_branch]
Helping for merging with specified sourcing branch and
specified target branch.
Advanced Commands
Still, some of the critical tasks need to be done by GitHub users
frequently. Those tasks also have some advance kind of commands
which needs to be executed, and which are mainly used by some of the
managerial people for understanding projects status comparing other
existing project and also sometimes used for sharing some project
knowledge with others. These advanced commands are mentioned
below:
1. Git push origin [branch_name]
Helps for pushing one of the created branches in your local
environment to a remote directory or repository.
2. Git push –u origin [branch_name]
It does a similar task like above, pushing entire local repository
branch to the remote repository, extra utility of using this
command is also remembered for this specific branch for future
reference.
3. Git push
Again it does the same task, pushing entire local repository data to
remote, but do not need to mention the branch name, it will pick up
branch name directly from the last remembered branch.
4. Git push origin – delete [branch_name]
Deleting specified branch.
5. Git pull
Helping for updating all the newest commit in the mapping local
repository.
6. Git pull origin [branch_name]
Helping for pulling entire changes from the remote repository to
local.
7. Git remote add origin
Helping for mapping local repository’s origin branch with remote
repository through SSH.
Commands for Comparison or specific inspection on
GITHUB repository:
1. Git log
Displaying all the log information of one specific project, which
can provide every information with committed changes.
2. Git diff [source_branch] [target_branch]
This one normally is used before merging on a specific
document. It helps for displaying current changes done on the
existing document.
