Learning Git for my 99time

Notes

Must specify Master branch in first push.
Use git push -u origin master instead of git push origin master as the former will record origin/master as a remote tracking branch, and will enable the next push to automatically push master to origin/master.
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Useful for switching context and working on something else, especially when mid-way through a code change and aren't ready to commit.

Git doesn't have a traditional 'undo' system like word processing tools.
- Refrain from mapping Git operations to any traditional 'undo' mental model.
- Helpful metaphor is to think of Git as a timeline where commits are a snapshot of time
  - "Undoing" would mean moving back in time.
git log to get a list of latst commits.
- git log --oneline for more concise log.
git revert ideal for public and shared repos while git reset better for local changes.

git remote
- The git remote command lets you create, view, and delete connections to other repositories.
- origin Remote
  - When cloning a repo with git clone, automatically creates remote connection called origin pointing back to cloned repo.