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Essential Git Commands

Git Configuration:

git config --global user.name=“Your Name”
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Set the name that will be attached to your commits and tags.

git config --global user.email “you@example.com”
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Set the e-mail address that will be attached to your commits and tags.

To view the configuration:

git config --global user.email
git config --global user.name
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Create a project on your computer:

mkdir [projectname]
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cd [projectname]
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to initialize empty Git repository inside your project folder:

git init
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to view files inside your project folder:

ls
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It will show list of files.

ls -a
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To view hidden files(.extension-file) inside project folder.

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touch (filename)
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To create new/empty file.

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It allows us to see the tracked, untracked files and changes.

git status
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Add a particular file to the staging area.

git add [filename]
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git add .

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Create a new commit from changes added to the staging area.
The commit must have a message!

git commit -m [message]
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It shows the list of commits of current branch.

git log

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To unstage your file/Removing changes from staging area

git restore --staged [filename]

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To remove a commit from the history of a project.

git reset [commit hascode]
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Git has an area called the stash where you can temporarily store a snapshot of your changes without committing to the repository.

git stash
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Apply stored stash content into working directory, and clear stash.

git stash pop
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Delete a specific stash from all your previous stashes.

git stash drop
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Connect remote repository to local repository by using this command

git remote add origin [url]
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pushing local changes to remote repository:

git push origin master/ git push -u origin master 

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A fork is a rough copy of a repository. Generally forking a repository allows us to experiment on the project without affecting the original project
Reason for forking the project
1.propose changes to someone else's project
2.Use an existing project as a starting point.

Cloning the forked project to local
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git clone [url]
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After cloning you will be able to see clone project inside your project folder.
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upstream : upstream generally refers to the original repository that you have forked from other git repositories.

git remote add upstream [url]
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For viewing both url (origin and upstream):

git remote -v
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Create new branch:

git branch [branchname]
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The git checkout command switched branches or restores working tree files. It allows switching between multiple branches in a single repository.

git checkout [branchname]
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It shows the list of branches.

git branch

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Why we create new branch?
=>Because we want to open a new pull request and we can only open a new pull request with a new branch. In simple language one pull request means one branch.
Never commit on main branch and create our pull request first.

Conclusion

That's a wrap! You've made it to the end of the blog!
link mentioned below for other blog about the introduction of the git.
Introduction to Git

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Shristy

Great 👍