Github Commands and other Useful Reminders

The repository that contains instructions for using git commands, and other important reminders that I would like to access fast.

Git Instructions:

• git clone - clone the repo to the local repo

• git branch - check which branch are you using at the moment

• git branch -m \branch name\ - choose the branch you want to work on

• git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

• git config --global user.name "Your Name"

• git push origin HEAD: \branch name

  To push changes from local repository to GitHub:

• git add . - adds all changes ("." - "all" part)

• git commit -m '\comment' - commit changes with a comment

• git push --set-upstream origin \branch name\ - push changes from local repo to GitHub

  Working with branches:

• git checkout -b new-branch - Create a New Branch

• git add; git commit -m "Your commit message" - Make Changes and Commit

• git push origin new-branch - Push the Branch to the Remote Repository

• git push -u origin branch-name - if the branch already exists on the remote repository - set the upstream tracking branch if it’s the first time you’re pushing

• git push origin --delete branch-name - delete a remote branch

• git branch -m new-branch-name - rename a local branch

• git checkout branch-name - switch to a different branch

  Note that Github does not support creation of an empty folder within repository, so need to create a file within the folder at the same time as the folder creation.

Navigate Terminal:

• cd name of the folder - enter the folder
• cd .. - leave the current folder
• ls - list the files/folders inside the current folder
• mkdir name of the folder - create a folder
• rm/rmdir name of the folder - delete a folder
• ni name of the file - create a new file

Python Virtual Environment:

In Windows PowerShell:

Create:

python3 -m venv venv

Activate:

cd venv .\Scripts\Activate

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