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diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md index b2ceda025c0..89ce8bcc3e8 100644 --- a/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md +++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ # 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. +If you want to start using a Git and GitLab, make sure that you have created an +account on GitLab. ## Open a shell @@ -59,3 +60,63 @@ 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 +``` |