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We use GitHub to host our software repositories - take a look at a brief overview | We use GitHub to host our software repositories - take a look at a brief overview | ||
*[[Media: GitHub.pdf|GitHub]] | *[[Media: GitHub.pdf|GitHub]] | ||
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| + | = Git Terms = | ||
| + | * Repository - holds files and their history | ||
| + | ** Bare repository - no visible files, just the database that holds the stored information | ||
| + | * Clone - copy a repository | ||
| + | * Local/working - the directory/repository where you make your changes/work in | ||
| + | * Remote/source - the repository that your local/working repository was cloned from/where you send your completed changes. | ||
| + | * Commit - a version/revision of your repository or the act of creating a version/revision | ||
| + | ** on a commit, changes are only stored in the local/working repository | ||
| + | * Pull - update your local/working repository with any changes that have been made to the remote/source (you do not automatically see the changes) | ||
| + | * Push - update the remote/source with changes that you have made in your local/working repository | ||
| + | * Branch - alternate paths of work that allows you to commit/push/pull without affecting the other paths | ||
| + | * Master - the main/default branch | ||
| + | * Merge - bring in changes from another branch | ||
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== How Do I...== | == How Do I...== | ||
| + | === Learn how a specific command works === | ||
| + | {|border="1" | ||
| + | ! Command | ||
| + | ! Example | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | git help <command> | ||
| + | | git help clone | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | man git-<command> | ||
| + | | man git-clone | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | git-<command> -h | ||
| + | | git-clone -h | ||
| + | |} | ||
=== [[Turn an already existing directory into a Git Repository]] === | === [[Turn an already existing directory into a Git Repository]] === | ||
=== [[Turn an already existing directory into a Git Repository#Create a remote bare Git repository for a repository to push to/pull from|Create a remote bare Git repository for a repository to push to/pull from]] === | === [[Turn an already existing directory into a Git Repository#Create a remote bare Git repository for a repository to push to/pull from|Create a remote bare Git repository for a repository to push to/pull from]] === | ||
More - COMING SOON! | More - COMING SOON! | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 9 September 2011
Some useful suggestions/links/information on how to use git.
Learning Git
Presentations
- Just the Basics
- Tags & Branches
- Needed for making changes without affecting others
- Useful for marking releases
If you want to use a GUI, one option is: SmartGit GUI
Practical
Cheat Sheet
GitHub
We use GitHub to host our software repositories - take a look at a brief overview
Git Terms
- Repository - holds files and their history
- Bare repository - no visible files, just the database that holds the stored information
- Clone - copy a repository
- Local/working - the directory/repository where you make your changes/work in
- Remote/source - the repository that your local/working repository was cloned from/where you send your completed changes.
- Commit - a version/revision of your repository or the act of creating a version/revision
- on a commit, changes are only stored in the local/working repository
- Pull - update your local/working repository with any changes that have been made to the remote/source (you do not automatically see the changes)
- Push - update the remote/source with changes that you have made in your local/working repository
- Branch - alternate paths of work that allows you to commit/push/pull without affecting the other paths
- Master - the main/default branch
- Merge - bring in changes from another branch
Git FAQs
How Do I...
Learn how a specific command works
| Command | Example |
|---|---|
| git help <command> | git help clone |
| man git-<command> | man git-clone |
| git-<command> -h | git-clone -h |
Turn an already existing directory into a Git Repository
Create a remote bare Git repository for a repository to push to/pull from
More - COMING SOON!
