git-basics
Prerequisites:
- Git should be installed in the system
- If not take a look here: https://git-scm.com/downloads
- Terminal :P
To get started
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Fork the repo: https://github.com/govindgoel/git-basics/fork
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Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/{your-github-username}/git-basics.git -
Navigate to the cloned repo:
cd git-basics -
Create a new branch:
git checkout -b {yourName} -
Now you can add a new file with name
yourName-exploring-git.mdand write something in it. -
It's time to push your changes:
- First see what you have added/changed by doing:
git status - To add changes to staging do:
git add . - To commit changes do:
git commit -m "yourName-learning-git"[in quotes you provide the commit message basically] - To push changes do:
git push origin {branchName}[it will be your name that you used to create a branch] - If it asks to add upstream then do that and push again otherwise it's done.
- First see what you have added/changed by doing:
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To create a pull request:
- Go to the repo in your Github account and click on contribute
- You should see something like below
- Go to the repo in your Github account and click on contribute
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Click on create pull request
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It's done 🎉
Key Takeaways:
- What is Git
- Why we need Git
- Git basic commands
- What is a commit
- How to add & push changes to a GitHub Repo
- How to raise a pull request