Useful Git commands

Useful git commands to remember:

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)

Using branches

| 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 |

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

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