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diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md index 3e3f96fb31f..5de173abbff 100644 --- a/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md +++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md @@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ git config --global user.email You'll need to do this only once, since you are using the `--global` option. It tells Git to always use this information for anything you do on that system. If you want -to override this with a different username or email address for specific projects, -you can run the command without the `--global` option when you’re in that project. +to override this with a different username or email address for specific projects or repositories, +you can run the command without the `--global` option when you’re in that project, and that will default to `--local`. You can read more on how Git manages configurations in the [Git Config](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Configuration) documentation. ## Check your information @@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ files to your local computer, automatically preserving the Git connection with t remote repository. You can either clone it via HTTPS or [SSH](../ssh/README.md). If you chose to clone -it via HTTPS, you'll have to enter your credentials every time you pull and push. -With SSH, you enter your credentials only once. +it via HTTPS, you'll have to enter your credentials every time you pull and push. You can read more about credential storage in the [Git Credentials documentation](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Credential-Storage). With SSH, you enter your credentials only once. You can find both paths (HTTPS and SSH) by navigating to your project's landing page and clicking **Clone**. GitLab will prompt you with both paths, from which you can copy @@ -152,13 +151,15 @@ to get the main branch code, or the branch name of the branch you are currently in. ```bash -git pull REMOTE <name-of-branch> +git pull <REMOTE> <name-of-branch> ``` -When you first clone a repository, REMOTE is typically `origin`. This is where the +When you clone a repository, `REMOTE` is typically `origin`. This is where the repository was cloned from, and it indicates the SSH or HTTPS URL of the repository on the remote server. `<name-of-branch>` is usually `master`, but it may be any existing -branch. +branch. You can create additional named remotes and branches as necessary. + +You can learn more on how Git manages remote repositories in the [Git Remote documentation](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Working-with-Remotes). ### View your remote repositories @@ -168,6 +169,8 @@ To view your remote repositories, type: git remote -v ``` +The `-v` flag stands for verbose. + ### Add a remote repository To add a link to a remote repository: @@ -186,7 +189,7 @@ following (spaces won't be recognized in the branch name, so you will need to us hyphen or underscore): ```bash -git checkout -b <name-of-branch>> +git checkout -b <name-of-branch> ``` ### Work on an existing branch @@ -238,7 +241,7 @@ git commit -m "COMMENT TO DESCRIBE THE INTENTION OF THE COMMIT" ``` NOTE: **Note:** -The `.` character typically means _all_ in Git. +The `.` character means _all file changes in the current directory and all subdirectories_. ### Send changes to GitLab.com |