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Aman Jaswal
Aman Jaswal

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Git Commands for beginners!

#git #github #bash #beginners

Configure Git 

# list all the configured values git config --list # Set username & email for git globally git config --global user.name "Progressive Programmer" git config --global user.email "progressive@gmail.com" # Set committer name & email for git git config --global committer.name "Programmer" git config --global committer.email "programmer@gmail.com"
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Create a new Repository 

# Create a new folder and initialize git repo git init name  # Clone a remote repo in your local system git clone url_of_repo
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Add files/folders to Staging Area 

# Adds mentioned file/folder to the staging area git add hello.py # Adds all the files and folders in the current directory  git add .  # Opens the file and let you choose 
the portion to be added for next commit  git add -p hello.py
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Commit Changes 

# Commit a snapshot of staged changes git commit  # Commit a snapshot of changes in the working directory.  git commit -a # Shortcut for commit with a commit message  git commit -m "commit message"
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Git Branching 

# Create a new branch git branch crazy_experiment # List all branches  git branch # List both remote and local branches  git branch -a # List only branches that match the pattern mentioned  git branch --list  'pattern here'
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Switch | Delete | Rename Branch 

 # Move to different branches git checkout branch_name git switch  branch_name # Shortcut to create a new branch and switch to the branch  git switch -c  new_branch_name git checkout -b  new_branch_name # Delete the given branch  git branch -d  trash # Force delete the given branch  git branch -D  trash # Rename the current branch  git branch -m  new_name
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Merge Branch 

 # Merge given branch name with the working branch git merge  branch_name # Continue merger after conflict resolution git merge  --continue
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Check Status 

# Shows the working tree status git status  # Shows status of working tree in a short format  git status --short # Shows status of branch in a short format  git status --branch
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Remote Repository 

 # Lists remote repo name and url(fetch/push)  git remote -v # Add a remote repository with local repository  git remote add origin url_remote_repo # Remove the remote repo with given name git remote remove repo_name # Rename the remote repo with given name git remote rename old_name new_name # Updates remote repo with local repo  git push
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I hope this helps !!🚀🚀

Which is your favorite git command??

Don't forget to drop your thoughts and feedback in the comment section. Also, feel free to suggest any addition to this list..

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Bobby •

Great post! Well done!

I wrote a similar one which goes through the top git commands that you should know!

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Aman Jaswal •

Thanks Bobby, fortunately, I have read that post and it was a brilliantly explained one. You are quite active in Devdojo and I have been following your posts since I joined Devdojo. And I must say there's a lot that I gained from your posts.

On the funny side, It's usually just three writers that pop up in devdojo's top reads- Tony Lea, Kim Hallberg and yours 😊 !!

I am humbly attempting to share those learning aspects of programming that I found difficult to understand, Git is one of them.

Thanks again for the appreciation🙏🏽

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Bobby •

Hey Aman!

Ah thank you for the nice feedback 🙌 and happy to hear that you are on DevDojo too!

Yea, you've got a good point there. Can you share your profile link? I would love to go through your posts! 🙌

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Aman Jaswal •

Thanks Bobby,

Here's the link to my Devdojo profile : devdojo.com/progressiveprogrammer
🙏 I'll be glad to get feedback on the content. There isn't much content yet but I am working on sharing more of what I am learning currently..

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Bobby •

Hey Aman,

Your posts are looking great! Well done and keep it up! 🙌

One feedback that I have is, you can add the text along with the images, this is good for people who might not be able to see the images for a variety of reasons.

But besides that great job with the images and the content 🙌

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Esin Saribudak • • Edited

This is such a great overview for those new to Git, and a useful cheatsheet for everyone! Thanks for sharing this. One cool addition that would be super useful to new devs would be how to change the remote URL of a git repo.

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Aman Jaswal •

Thanks Esin, I am glad it's helpful and I am working on sharing more of these to help fellow programmers. i'll surely add how to change remote URL as well. thanks for the addition.

🙏🚀🚀

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Aman Jaswal •

Feel free to suggest addition to this list of git commands !!!