Important git commands

git.sh

##Fetch changes from remote repository to local machine

#Reference a remote repository locally under name 'upstream'
- git remote add upstream <link>

#De-reference a remote repository locally under name 'upstream'
- git remote rm upstream

#Fetch the new changes from upstream
- git fetch upstream

#Merge the fetched changes to the local cloned repository at master branch
- git merge upstream/master

#Push the most recent version of your local repository to the remote one on on Github
 - git push
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##Handling git credentials

#Save git credentials (Username && Password) locally to avoid entering them on every push
- git config --global credential.helper store

#Setting Username && Password to start a connection to your Github account
- git config --global user.name "myUsername"
- git config --global user.email "mail@domain.com"
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##Creating a new local repository

#Initializing a new empty repository
- git init

#Checking your repository status upon every change
- git status

##Staging files

#Add new single file to local repository
- git add <file-name>

#Add new multiple files to local repository
- git add <file1> <file2> <file3>

#Add all changed files at once
- git add --all

#Remove file from local repository
- git reset <file-name>
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##Commit staged (changed) files

#Set the commit message
- git commit -m "commit message"

#Commit with message at once
- git -a -m "commit message"

#Undo the most recent commit
- git reset --soft HEAD^

#Replace the most recent commit with another commit
- git commit --amend -m "commit message"