ai-gaanv / Hello-GitHub

Repository for GIT Basic(s), first pull request(s), first contribution(s)

Hello-GitHub

Repository for GIT Basic(s), first pull request(s), first contribution(s)

'How-To' Create a copy / clone of repository

git clone <URL of Repository>

Example: 
	git clone https://github.com/ai-gaanv/Hello-GitHub.git

'How-To' Create a branch of repository on premise (or local machine)

git checkout -b <New Branch Name>

Example:
	git checkout -b Children-OnPremise-Branch_one

'How-To' Create a branch of repository on GitHub Cloud

Click on button

<img align="right" width="300" src="images/branch.png" alt="Click on button" />
Type branch name in textbox and Hit Enter

'How-To' Merge changes from one branch to other

Checkout the branch where to add the changes, then hit the merge.

	Checkout to branch where to add the changes:
	
		git checkout <BranchName-To-MergeIn>

	Merge command with path of branch to pull the changes from:
	
		git merge <Source-BranchName>
		git merge origin/Children-branch-one

'How-To' Stage the Changes

Use Add command to stage the changes for next commit
git add images/branch.png

'How-To' Commit the Changes

-m <message>. This adds the message for commit

git commit -m "Change Details"

'How-To' Stage & Commit the Changes

-a Includes all changed files in commit.

git commit -a -m "Change titles and styling on homepage"

-amend helps to rewrite the last commit

'How-To' Push the Changes

Ensure the expected branch is checked out(if not, Can use git checkout)

To push the changes:

git push <target> <source>
	ex: git push origin <branch-name>

Once push(s) is done, one can use below one as connection is now there
git push