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Vigneshwaran V
Vigneshwaran V

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Gitlab basic Commands

#beginners #cli #git #tutorial

Today i learned about gitlab and i installed it. and also learn how to upload the projects in it by using the commands in terminal like git init,
git add ., git commit -m, git push.

First Time Setup 

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your@email.com"
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Create New Repository 

git init
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Add and Commit Files 

git add .
git commit -m "Added project files"
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  • This command tells Git: Prepare these files to be saved, It moves changed files into the staging area,

Example

Suppose you changed: index.html, style.css.
Now Git sees them as modified, but not ready to save yet.
If you run:

git status
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You may see:

modified: index.html
modified: style.css
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so now you run => git add .

Here: git add → add files to staging.
. → means all files in current folder.

Push Code 

git push -u origin main
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or

git push
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Check Current Status 

git status
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See Commit History 

git log
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  • git add --- Add a specific file to staging area

  • git commit -m "message" --- Save changes with a message

  • git log --- View commit history

  • git push --- Upload commits to GitHub/GitLab

  1. A branch in Git is like a separate workspace or copy of your project where you can work independently without affecting the main project.

Why Branches Are Used

  • Develop new features safely.

  • Fix bugs.

  • Test ideas.

  • Work with teams without breaking the main code.

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