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author | Adam <adam@adambard.com> | 2013-07-21 16:47:55 -0700 |
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committer | Adam <adam@adambard.com> | 2013-07-21 16:47:55 -0700 |
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diff --git a/git.html.markdown b/git.html.markdown index 184ec14b..c10559c7 100644 --- a/git.html.markdown +++ b/git.html.markdown @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- - -language: git +category: tool +tool: git contributors: - - ["Jake Prather", "http://github.com/JakeHP"] + - ["Jake Prather", "http:#github.com/JakeHP"] filename: LearnGit.txt --- @@ -16,419 +16,357 @@ manage your source code. In layman's terms, it's a way of managing, and keeping a detailed historical record, of your source code. +## Versioning Concepts + +### What is version control? + +Version control is a system that records changes to a file, or set of files, over time. + +### Centralized Versioning VS Distributed Versioning + +* Centralized version control focuses on synchronizing, tracking, and backing up files. +* Distributed version control focuses on sharing changes. Every change has a unique id. +* Distributed systems have no defined structure. You could easily have a SVN style, centralized system, with git. + +[Additional Information](http:#git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-About-Version-Control) + +### Why Use Git? + +* Can work offline. +* Collaborating with others is easy! +* Branching is easy! +* Merging is easy! +* Git is fast. +* Git is flexible. + +## Git Architecture + + +### Repository + +A set of files, directories, historical records, commits, and heads. Imagine it as a source code datastructure, +with the attribute that each source code "element" gives you access to its revision history, among other things. + +A git repository is comprised of the .git directory & working tree. + +### .git Directory (component of repository) + +The .git directory contains all the configurations, logs, branches, HEAD, and more. +[Detailed List.](http:#gitready.com/advanced/2009/03/23/whats-inside-your-git-directory.html) + +### Working Tree (component of repository) + +This is basically the directories and files in your repository. It is often referred to +as your working directory. + +### Index (component of .git dir) + +The Index is the staging area in git. It's basically layer that separates your working tree +from the Git repository. This gives developers more power over what gets sent to the Git +repository. + +### Commit + +A git commit is a snapshot of a set of changes, or manipulations to your Working Tree. +For example, if you added 5 files, and removed 2 others, these changes will be contained +in a commit (or snapshot). This commit, can then be pushed to other repositorys, or not! + +### Branch + +A branch is essentially a pointer, that points to the last commit you made. As you commit +this pointer will automatically update and point to the latest commit. + +### HEAD and head (component of .git dir) + +HEAD, is a pointer, that points to the current branch. A repository only has 1 *active* HEAD. +head, is a pointer, that points to any commit. A repository can have any number of heads. + +### Conceptual Resources + +[Git For Computer Scientists](http:#eagain.net/articles/git-for-computer-scientists/) +[Git For Designers](http:#hoth.entp.com/output/git_for_designers.html) + + +## Commands + + +### init + +Create an empty Git repository. The Git repository's settings, stored information, +and more is stored in a directory, or folder named, ".git". + +```bash +$ git init +``` + +### config + +To configure settings. Whether it be for the repository, the system itself, or global +configurations. + + +```bash +# Print & Set Some Basic Config Variables (Global) +$ git config --global user.email +$ git config --global user.name + +$ git config --global user.email "MyEmail@Zoho.com" +$ git config --global user.name "My Name" +``` + +[Learn More About git config.](http:#git-scm.com/docs/git-config) + +### help + +To give you quick access to an extremeled detailed guide of each command. Or to +just give you a quick reminder of some semantics. + +```bash +# Quickly check available commands +$ git help + +# Check all available commands +$ git help -a + +# Command specific help - user manual +# git help <command_here> +$ git help add +$ git help commit +$ git help init +``` + +### status + +To show differences between the index file (basically your working copy/repo) and the current +HEAD commit. + + +```bash +# Will display the branch, untracked files, changes and other differences +$ git status + +# To learn other "tid bits" about git status +$ git help status +``` + +### add + +To add files to the current working tree/directory/repo. If you do not git add new files to the +working tree/directory they will not be included in commits! + +```bash +# add a file in your current working directory +$ git add HelloWorld.java + +# add a file in a nested dir +$ git add /path/to/file/HelloWorld.c + +# Regular Expression support! +$ git add ./*.java +``` + +### branch + +Manage your branches. You can view, edit, create, delete branches using this command. + +```bash +# list existing branches & remotes +$ git branch -a + +# create a new branch +$ git branch myNewBranch + +# delete a branch +$ git branch -d myBranch + +# rename a branch +# git branch -m <oldname> <newname> +$ git branch -m myBranchName myNewBranchName + +# edit a branch's description +$ git branch myBranchName --edit-description +``` + +### checkout + +Updates all files in the working tree to match the version in the index, or specified tree. + +```bash +# Checkout a repo - defaults to master branch +$ git checkout +# Checkout a specified branch +$ git checkout -b branchName +``` + +### clone + +Clones, or copys, an existing repository into a new directory. It almost adds +remote-tracking branches for each branch in the cloned repo. (which allows you to push +to a remote branch) + +```bash +# Clone learnxinyminutes-docs +$ git clone https:#github.com/adambard/learnxinyminutes-docs.git +``` + +### commit + +Stores the current contents of the index in a new "commit". This commit contains +the changes made and a message created by the user. + +```bash +# commit with a message +$ git commit -m "Added multiplyNumbers() function to HelloWorld.c" +``` + +### grep + +Allows you to quickly search a repository. + +Optional Configurations: + +```bash +# Thanks to Travis Jeffery for these +# Set line numbers to be shown in grep search results +$ git config --global grep.lineNumber true + +# Make search results more readable, including grouping +$ git config --global alias.g "grep --break --heading --line-number" +``` + +```bash +# Search for "variableName" in all java files +$ git grep 'variableName' -- '*.java' + +# Search for a line that contains "arrayListName" and, "add" or "remove" +$ git grep -e 'arrayListName' --and \( -e add -e remove \) ``` -/////////////////////////////////////// -// Versioning Concepts -/////////////////////////////////////// - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // What is version control? - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Version control is a system that records changes to a file, or set of files, over time. - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // Centralized Versioning VS Distributed Versioning - /////////////////////////////////////// - - * Centralized version control focuses on synchronizing, tracking, and backing up files. - * Distributed version control focuses on sharing changes. Every change has a unique id. - * Distributed systems have no defined structure. You could easily have a SVN style, centralized system, with git. - - [Additional Information](http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-About-Version-Control) - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // Why Use Git? - /////////////////////////////////////// - - * Can work offline. - * Collaborating with others is easy! - * Branching is easy! - * Merging is easy! - * Git is fast. - * Git is flexible. - -/////////////////////////////////////// -// Git Architecture -/////////////////////////////////////// - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // Repository - /////////////////////////////////////// - - A set of files, directories, historical records, commits, and heads. Imagine it as a source code datastructure, - with the attribute that each source code "element" gives you access to its revision history, among other things. - - A git repository is comprised of the .git directory & working tree. - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // .git Directory (component of repository) - /////////////////////////////////////// - - The .git directory contains all the configurations, logs, branches, HEAD, and more. - [Detailed List.](http://gitready.com/advanced/2009/03/23/whats-inside-your-git-directory.html) - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // Working Tree (component of repository) - /////////////////////////////////////// - - This is basically the directories and files in your repository. It is often referred to - as your working directory. - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // Index (component of .git dir) - /////////////////////////////////////// - - The Index is the staging area in git. It's basically layer that separates your working tree - from the Git repository. This gives developers more power over what gets sent to the Git - repository. - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // Commit - /////////////////////////////////////// - - A git commit is a snapshot of a set of changes, or manipulations to your Working Tree. - For example, if you added 5 files, and removed 2 others, these changes will be contained - in a commit (or snapshot). This commit, can then be pushed to other repositorys, or not! - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // Branch - /////////////////////////////////////// - - A branch is essentially a pointer, that points to the last commit you made. As you commit - this pointer will automatically update and point to the latest commit. - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // HEAD and head (component of .git dir) - /////////////////////////////////////// - - HEAD, is a pointer, that points to the current branch. A repository only has 1 *active* HEAD. - head, is a pointer, that points to any commit. A repository can have any number of heads. - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // Conceptual Resources - /////////////////////////////////////// - - [Git For Computer Scientists](http://eagain.net/articles/git-for-computer-scientists/) - [Git For Designers](http://hoth.entp.com/output/git_for_designers.html) - - -/////////////////////////////////////// -// Commands -/////////////////////////////////////// - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // init - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - To create an empty Git repository. The Git repository's settings, stored information, - and more is stored in a directory, or folder named, ".git". - - Examples: - $ git init - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // config - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - To configure settings. Whether it be for the repository, the system itself, or global - configurations. - - Examples: - - // Print & Set Some Basic Config Variables (Global) - $ git config --global user.email - $ git config --global user.name - - $ git config --global user.email "MyEmail@Zoho.com" - $ git config --global user.name "My Name" - - [Learn More About git config.](http://git-scm.com/docs/git-config) - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // help - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - To give you quick access to an extremeled detailed guide of each command. Or to - just give you a quick reminder of some semantics. - - Examples: - // Quickly check available commands - $ git help - - // Check all available commands - $ git help -a - - // Command specific help - user manual - // git help <command_here> - $ git help add - $ git help commit - $ git help init - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // status - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - To show differences between the index file (basically your working copy/repo) and the current - HEAD commit. - - Examples: - // Will display the branch, untracked files, changes and other differences - $ git status - - // To learn other "tid bits" about git status - $ git help status - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // add - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - To add files to the current working tree/directory/repo. If you do not git add files to the - working tree/directory they will not be included in commits! - - Exmaples: - // add a file in your current working directory - $ git add HelloWorld.java - - // add a file in a nested dir - $ git add /path/to/file/HelloWorld.c - - // Regular Expression support! - $ git add ./*.java - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // branch - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - Manage your branches. You can view, edit, create, delete branches using this command. - - Examples: - // list existing branches & remotes - $ git branch -a +Google is your friend for more examples +[Git Grep Ninja](http:#travisjeffery.com/b/2012/02/search-a-git-repo-like-a-ninja) + +### log + +Display commits to the repository. + +```bash +# Show all commits +$ git log + +# Show X number of commits +$ git log -n 10 + +# Show merge commits only +$ git log --merges +``` + +### merge + +"Merge" in changes, from external commits, into the current branch. + +```bash +# Merge the specified branch into the current. +$ git merge branchName + +# Always generate a merge commit when merging +$ git merge --no-ff branchName +``` + +### mv + +Rename or move a file + +```bash +# Renaming a file +$ git mv HelloWorld.c HelloNewWorld.c + +# Moving a file +$ git mv HelloWorld.c ./new/path/HelloWorld.c + +# Force rename or move +# "existingFile" already exists in the directory, will be overwritten +$ git mv -f myFile existingFile +``` + +### pull + +Pulls from a repository and merges it with another branch. + +```bash +# Update your local repo, by merging in new changes +# from the remote "origin" and "master" branch. +# git pull <remote> <branch> +$ git pull origin master +``` + +### push + +Push, and merge changes from a branch to a remote & branch. + +```bash +# Push, and merge changes from a local repo to a +# remote named "origin" and "master" branch. +# git push <remote> <branch> +# git push => implicitly defaults to => git push origin master +$ git push origin master +``` + +### rebase (caution) + +Take all changes that were committed on one branch, and replay them onto another branch. +*Do not rebase commits that you have pushed to a public repo* + +```bash +# Rebase experimentBranch onto master +# git rebase <basebranch> <topicbranch> +$ git rebase master oldTest +``` + +[Additional Reading.](http:#git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Branching-Rebasing) + +### reset (caution) + +Reset the current HEAD to the specified state. This allows you to undo merges, +pulls, commits, adds, and more. It's a great command but also dangerous if you don't +know what you are doing. + +```bash +# Reset the staging area, to match the latest commit (leaves dir unchanged) +$ git reset + +# Reset the staging area, to match the latest commit, and overwrite working dir +$ git reset --hard + +# Moves the current branch tip to the specified commit (leaves dir unchanged) +# all changes still exist in the directory. +$ git reset 31f2bb1 + +# Moves the current branch tip backward to the specified commit +# and makes the working dir match (deletes uncommited changes and all commits +# after the specified commit). +$ git reset --hard 31f2bb1 +``` + +### rm + +The opposite of git add, git rm removes files from the current working tree. - // create a new branch - $ git branch myNewBranch - - // delete a branch - $ git branch -d myBranch - - // rename a branch - // git branch -m <oldname> <newname> - $ git branch -m myBranchName myNewBranchName - - // edit a branch's description - $ git branch myBranchName --edit-description - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // checkout - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - Updates all files in the working tree to match the version in the index, or specified tree. - - Examples: - // Checkout a repo - defaults to master branch - $ git checkout - // Checkout a specified branch - $ git checkout -b branchName - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // clone - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - Clones, or copys, an existing repository into a new directory. It almost adds - remote-tracking branches for each branch in the cloned repo. (which allows you to push - to a remote branch) - - Examples: - // Clone learnxinyminutes-docs - $ git clone https://github.com/adambard/learnxinyminutes-docs.git - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // commit - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - Stores the current contents of the index in a new "commit". This commit contains - the changes made and a message created by the user. - - Examples: - // commit with a message - $ git commit -m "Added multiplyNumbers() function to HelloWorld.c" - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // grep - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - Allows you to quickly search a repository. - - Optional Configurations: - // Thanks to Travis Jeffery for these - // Set line numbers to be shown in grep search results - $ git config --global grep.lineNumber true - - // Make search results more readable, including grouping - $ git config --global alias.g "grep --break --heading --line-number" - - Examples: - // Search for "variableName" in all java files - $ git grep 'variableName' -- '*.java' - - // Search for a line that contains "arrayListName" and, "add" or "remove" - $ git grep -e 'arrayListName' --and \( -e add -e remove \) - - Google is your friend for more examples - [Git Grep Ninja](http://travisjeffery.com/b/2012/02/search-a-git-repo-like-a-ninja) - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // log - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - Display commits to the repository. - - Examples: - // Show all commits - $ git log - - // Show X number of commits - $ git log -n 10 - - // Show merge commits only - $ git log --merges - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // merge - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - "Merge" in changes, from external commits, into the current branch. - - Examples: - // Merge the specified branch into the current. - $ git merge branchName - - // Always generate a merge commit when merging - $ git merge --no-ff branchName - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // mv - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - Rename or move a file - - Examples: - // Renaming a file - $ git mv HelloWorld.c HelloNewWorld.c - - // Moving a file - $ git mv HelloWorld.c ./new/path/HelloWorld.c - - // Force rename or move - // "existingFile" already exists in the directory, will be overwritten - $ git mv -f myFile existingFile - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // pull - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - Pulls from a repository and merges it with another branch. - - Examples: - // Update your local repo, by merging in new changes - // from the remote "origin" and "master" branch. - // git pull <remote> <branch> - $ git pull origin master - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // push - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - Push, and merge changes from a branch to a remote & branch. - - Examples: - // Push, and merge changes from a local repo to a - // remote named "origin" and "master" branch. - // git push <remote> <branch> - // git push => implicitly defaults to => git push origin master - $ git push origin master - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // rebase (caution) - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - Take all changes that were committed on one branch, and replay them onto another branch. - *Do not rebase commits that you have pushed to a public repo* - - Examples: - // Rebase experimentBranch onto master - // git rebase <basebranch> <topicbranch> - $ git rebase master oldTest - - [Additional Reading.](http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Branching-Rebasing) - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // reset (caution) - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - Reset the current HEAD to the specified state. This allows you to undo merges, - pulls, commits, adds, and more. It's a great command but also dangerous if you don't - know what you are doing. - - Examples: - // Reset the staging area, to match the latest commit (leaves dir unchanged) - $ git reset - - // Reset the staging area, to match the latest commit, and overwrite working dir - $ git reset --hard - - // Moves the current branch tip to the specified commit (leaves dir unchanged) - // all changes still exist in the directory. - $ git reset 31f2bb1 - - // Moves the current branch tip backward to the specified commit - // and makes the working dir match (deletes uncommited changes and all commits - // after the specified commit). - $ git reset --hard 31f2bb1 - - /////////////////////////////////////// - // rm - /////////////////////////////////////// - - Purpose: - The opposite of git add, git rm removes files from the current working tree. - - Example: - // remove HelloWorld.c - $ git rm HelloWorld.c - - // Remove a file from a nested dir - $ git rm /pather/to/the/file/HelloWorld.c +```bash +# remove HelloWorld.c +$ git rm HelloWorld.c +# Remove a file from a nested dir +$ git rm /pather/to/the/file/HelloWorld.c ``` ## Further Information -* [tryGit - A fun interactive way to learn Git.](http://try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1) +* [tryGit - A fun interactive way to learn Git.](http:#try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1) -* [git-scm - Video Tutorials](http://git-scm.com/videos) +* [git-scm - Video Tutorials](http:#git-scm.com/videos) -* [git-scm - Documentation](http://git-scm.com/docs) +* [git-scm - Documentation](http:#git-scm.com/docs) -* [Atlassian Git - Tutorials & Workflows](https://www.atlassian.com/git/) +* [Atlassian Git - Tutorials & Workflows](https:#www.atlassian.com/git/) -* [SalesForce Cheat Sheet](https://na1.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/salesforce_git_developer_cheatsheet.pdf) +* [SalesForce Cheat Sheet](https:#na1.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/salesforce_git_developer_cheatsheet.pdf) |