Github Tutorial

Command lines for Mac:

cd – Change directory
cd .. – up directory
cd <directory name> – go to directory named <directory name>
ls – will show listing of all files in your current directory
git clone <https URL> – to copy the files in the directory
git status – will give us update what is the difference between local files and files in GitHub repository
git add <filename> – add <filename> to the project
git commit – means we are locking it in to the repository
- -m “<message>“ – to add comments or notes
git push – to upload the files to GitHub repository
git pull – pull the updated files from Github repository
git add -A – to add all files new files, changes and removed files (should be follow that up with git commit and git push)
<escape key>:wq – combination key to back to normal command line if you accidentally enter git commit without a message.

Command lines:

git branch – to display the projects branches
git branch <new-branch-name> – to create new branch of the master branch. It will have the complete copy of the master branch
git checkout <new-branch-name> – to make code changes on the branch without making any changes on the master branch
git push –set-upstream origin<new-branch-name> – to create the newly created branch to GitHub repository