GitHub Commands

Initialize a Git repository:

  git init

Creates a new Git repository in the folder 24MCR073.

Add a file to staging area:

git add 24MCR073.txt

Adds 24MCR073.txt to the staging area.

Commit the file:

git commit -m "Added Personal Details"

Creates a commit with the message "Added Personal Details".

Check Git status:

 git status

Shows that 24MCR073.txt has been modified but not staged.

View commit log:

 git log

Displays the commit history (one commit at this point).

Add remote GitHub repository:

git remote add origin https://github.com/Naveen-Selvakumar/24MCR073.git

Links the local repository to a remote GitHub repo.

Check current branch:

 git branch

Shows the current branch is master.

Rename branch from master to main:

git branch -M main

Renames the current branch to main.

Set Git global config for email and username:

git config --global user.email "[e-mail]"
git config --global user.name "Naveen-Selvakumar"

Sets your global Git identity.

Push code to remote repo for the first time:

 git push -u origin main

Pushes the main branch to GitHub and sets upstream tracking.