Useful Git commands

Command	Example	Description
clone	git clone https://github.com/tomas-fryza/digital-electronics-1	Create a local copy of a remote repository
pull	git pull	Update local repository and working folder to the newest commit
status	git status	Display the state of the working directory and the staging area
	git status -s	Give the output in the short-format
add	git add main.c	Add main.c file to the staging area
	git add -A	Add all new and changed files to the staging area
commit	git commit -m "[LAB] VHDL testbench added"	Commit changes, i.e. record changes to the local repository
push	git push	Push changes to remote repository
fetch	git fetch	Downloads new data from a remote repository to local repository but doesn't integrate into working files
merge	git merge	Approves merge changes with local repository
log	git log --summary	View detailed changes
	git log --oneline	View changes (briefly)

A detailed description of all git commands can be found here.

Using branches

Command	Example	Description
branch	git branch -a	List all local and remote branches (asterisk denotes the current branch)
	git branch -d <existing_local_branch>	Delete local branch
	git push origin --delete <existing_remote_branch>	Delete remote branch
checkout	git checkout <existing_branch>	Switch branch
	git checkout -b <new_branch>	Switch to new branch
	git checkout master git merge <existing_branch>	Update main branch with branch's changes

Useful settings

Setting username and email for a single repository:

$ git config user.name "your-git-user-name"
$ git config user.email "[email protected]"

List global git parameters:

$ git config --global --list

Clear global username/email:

$ git config --global --unset-all user.name
$ git config --global --unset-all user.email
$ git config --global --unset-all gui.recentrepo