zechu.txt

Notes for git workshop by usdevs

====Section 1: Command Lines======

mkdir [dir name]: make new folder with name [dir name]

ls: displays a list of files and folder

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

cat [filename]: displays the contents of the file

pwd: print working directory: displays the path of the current working directory 

(short cut) command L: deletes prev command line

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git config
only need to set up once

===== section 2: basic git
git init: initialised a new git repository
git add : add to staging area/tells git to start tracking a file
git commit -m "MESSAGE": commit changes to the repository (have to say message) 

first thing to do for any git proj: git init
git status: checks the status of our working directory

git diff: shows whats modified, before added to staging area
git log: shows all the commits i have made
git log --oneline: shows us all the commits in oneline

======git summary======
basic git workflow:
1. change
2. stage (add)
3. finaize (commit)
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after commiting should see "working tree clean nothing to commit"
(everything you have now is in repository)

git log shows from newest to oldest (top to bot)
git checkout [identification no. of the commit]: allows you to go back to the first commit in history

git checkout master: goes to the latest version 
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collab aspect of git:

fork: creates a copy of other ppl's stuff on my own repository