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diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md deleted file mode 100644 index 89ce8bcc3e8..00000000000 --- a/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,122 +0,0 @@ -# Start using Git on the command line - -If you want to start using a Git and GitLab, make sure that you have created an -account on GitLab. - -## Open a shell - -Depending on your operating system, find the shell of your preference. Here are some suggestions. - -- [Terminal](http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/introduction-to-the-mac-os-x-command-line) on Mac OSX - -- [GitBash](https://msysgit.github.io) on Windows - -- [Linux Terminal](http://www.howtogeek.com/140679/beginner-geek-how-to-start-using-the-linux-terminal/) on Linux - -## Check if Git has already been installed - -Git is usually preinstalled on Mac and Linux. - -Type the following command and then press enter: -``` -git --version -``` - -You should receive a message that will tell you which Git version you have in your computer. If you don’t receive a "Git version" message, it means that you need to [download Git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git). - -If Git doesn't automatically download, there's an option on the website to [download manually](https://git-scm.com/downloads). Then follow the steps on the installation window. - -After you finished installing, open a new shell and type "git --version" again to verify that it was correctly installed. - -## Add your Git username and set your email - -It is important because every Git commit that you create will use this information. - -On your shell, type the following command to add your username: -``` -git config --global user.name ADD YOUR USERNAME -``` - -Then verify that you have the correct username: -``` -git config --global user.name -``` - -To set your email address, type the following command: -``` -git config --global user.email ADD YOUR EMAIL -``` - -To verify that you entered your email correctly, type: -``` -git config --global user.email -``` - -You'll need to do this only once because 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. - -## Check your information - -To view the information that you entered, type: -``` -git config --global --list -``` -## Basic Git commands - -### Go to the master branch to pull the latest changes from there - -``` -git checkout master -``` - -### Download the latest changes in the project -This is for you to work on an up-to-date copy (it is important to do every time you work on a project), while you setup tracking branches. -``` -git pull REMOTE NAME-OF-BRANCH -u -``` -(REMOTE: origin) (NAME-OF-BRANCH: could be "master" or an existing branch) - -### Create a branch -Spaces won't be recognized, so you need to use a hyphen or underscore. -``` -git checkout -b NAME-OF-BRANCH -``` - -### Work on a branch that has already been created -``` -git checkout NAME-OF-BRANCH -``` - -### View the changes you've made -It's important to be aware of what's happening and what's the status of your changes. -``` -git status -``` - -### Add changes to commit -You'll see your changes in red when you type "git status". -``` -git add CHANGES IN RED -git commit -m "DESCRIBE THE INTENTION OF THE COMMIT" -``` - -### Send changes to gitlab.com -``` -git push REMOTE NAME-OF-BRANCH -``` - -### Delete all changes in the Git repository, but leave unstaged things -``` -git checkout . -``` - -### Delete all changes in the Git repository, including untracked files -``` -git clean -f -``` - -### Merge created branch with master branch -You need to be in the created branch. -``` -git checkout NAME-OF-BRANCH -git merge master -``` |