Git Basics

To playing with git you have to do the following things step by step

• An Introduction to Git and Github for beginner

Then, start with me

Set email: git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

Set username: git config --global user.name "Your Name"

Create a new Repository

To use the git tool for uploading your project in the GitHub repository, you must configure the git tool with your

email 

username

Step-1: Click new or plus icon

Step-2: Click new Repository Button

Step-3: Type your repository name if its already exits then show the following error like.

Step-4: Provide a unique name

Step-5: You can manage your repository to make, public, or private. In my case, I made my repo public. Then Obviously unmark the checkbox.

Step-6: Copy the following codes

Then go to the project folder and open the git tool by right-clicking the empty window and select Git Bash Here link.

Note that obviously you have installed git tool in your PC.

Initialize the git repository

git init

Add all folders and files to the git repository

git add .

Commit the folders and files with a message

git commit -m”my first commit”

Finally, go to the newly created git repository in GitHub and copy the following two lines from your repository.

Run those copied two commands

After uploaded the project in the github it looks like

Most useful git commandClone a Git Repository

git clone <clone_url>

Create a Branch

git checkout -b <new_branch_name>

Switches between Branches

git checkout <existing_branch_name>

Track your working status

git status

Add edited or newly created file

git add .

Commit files

git commit -m"commit_messages"

Push local files to GitHub

git push

It works when you are in your master branch.

git push origin <your_branch_name>

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Happy Learning!!!