cheryl-notes.txt

Syntax

working directory -> staging area -> repo

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mkdir [directory_name]
	make new folder with name [directory_name]

rm [filename]
	deletes relevant file altogether

ls
	displays a list of files and folders in current folder

cd [directory_name]
	go into [directory_name]

touch [file.extension]
	creates a new file with name [file.extension]

cat [filename]
	displays all content of file

pwd 
	displays the current working directory

git init
	initialises a new git repository

git add [file.extension]
	moves file from working directory to staging area
	tells git to start tracking a file

git add .
	moves all files from working directory to staging area

git add *.extension
	moves every file with .extension (eg. *.txt adds a1.txt and a2.txt) from working directory to staging area

git status
	shows whether files are tracked or not within current folder
	tells us status of working directory

git commit
	get out by using esc + ':q!'

git commit -m "message"
	commits changes to the repository
	moves file from staging area to repo

git diff
	shows changes between working directory and staging area

git log --oneline
	shows history on one line. it's prettier!!!!!


=== Git Summary
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Commit: 

Basic git workflow:
1. Change
2. Stage (Add)
3. Finalize (Commit)

=== Section 3: Time travelling and the multiverse
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git checkout [commit-id]
	switches workspace to the version at that commit-id
	(use git checkout master when commiting. don't panic.)