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Basic Git commands

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Git is a distributed version control system used for tracking changes in files and is a fast process.Where we link our local repository and Github repository write code and commit into Github repo.

  1. To Initialize a git repository:

     ubuntu@ip-172-31-2-75:~/dir3$ git init
 hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name
 hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all
 hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call:
 hint:
 hint:     git config --global init.defaultBranch <name>
 hint:
 hint: Names commonly chosen instead of 'master' are 'main', 'trunk' and
 hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
 hint:
 hint:     git branch -m <name>
 Initialized empty Git repository in /home/ubuntu/dir3/.git/

  2. To link local and GitHub repo:

     ubuntu@ip-172-31-2-75:~/dir3$ git remote add origin <repository url>

  3. To clone GitHub repository URL:

     ubuntu@ip-172-31-2-75:~/dir3$ git clone <URL>

  4. To add file to staging area:

     ubuntu@ip-172-31-2-75:~/dir3$ git add .

  5. To commit changes from staging area to repository:

  1.  ubuntu@ip-172-31-2-75:~/dir3$ git commit -m "commit message"

  1. To check the status of repository:

     ubuntu@ip-172-31-2-75:~/dir3$ git status

  2. To push code into GitHub repo:

     ubuntu@ip-172-31-2-75:~/dir3$ git push -u origin master

  3. To pull code from GitHub:

     ubuntu@ip-172-31-2-75:~/dir3$ git pull

  1. To check who has committed:

     ubuntu@ip-172-31-2-75:~/dir3$ git log

  1. to see what code is committed:

     ubuntu@ip-172-31-2-75:~/dir3$ git show
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