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Ibrahim Khalif
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Begginer friendly on git bash commands and git hub

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How to download GitBash on your computer. 

-Visit Git Bash
-Download the Windows installer
-Run the installer with these recommended settings:
    -Select "Use Git from Git Bash only "
    -Choose "Use the OpenSSL library"
    - Select "Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style line endings"
    -Choose "Use MinTTY"
    -Leave other options as default
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For Mac Users:

  • Install Homebrew (if not installed): 
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
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  • Install Git: 
brew install git
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  • Verify: 
git --version
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How to push codes on git bash

  • When one whant's to check the version he/she is using 
git --version
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  • When you need help 
git help
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  • If you want to create a repository we use th command, 
git init
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while for existing repository we use

git clone <url>
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  • When you want to configure your name we use the following commands. 
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --list (*when you want to list your configutration*)
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  • How to create ssh key we use 
ls ~/.ssh
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  • When you want to make ssh key we use 
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -c (*followed with your email address*)
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  • When you want to create ssh agent we use 
eval"$(ssh-agent -s)
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  • When you want to create a folder in git bash 
mkdir (your folder name)
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  • When you want to get into the folder you have create we use 
mkdir cd
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  • If you want touch a file in the existing folder 
touch (folowed by file name)
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  • if you want to make branches on git bash 
git branch               # List branches
git branch new-branch    # Create branch
git checkout new-branch  # Switch branch
git checkout -b new-one  # Create & switch
git merge branch-name    # Merge branch
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  • when you want to Undo / Fix Mistakes on GitBash 
git restore file.txt
git reset HEAD file.txt
git reset --hard
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  • When you want to save you work temporarily on GitBash we use 
git stash
git stash list
git stash po
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  • When you want to view your past history we use the following commands 
git log
git log --oneline
git diff
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  • Connecting git bash to git hub we use 
ssh .T git@github.com
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