opensource-git-howto.md

Git Commands

Order of Contents:

• Get all git branches with remote branches

• Add remote branch

• Delete remote branch on local

• Delete remote branch

• Create local branch from remote branch

• Commit to remote project (Open Source)

• Commit to a remote project (PR In a Team)

• Get all git branches with remote branches:

  $ git branch -a
  

• Add remote branch:

  $ git remote add [REMOTE BRANCH VARIABLE] [REMOTE BRANCH URL]
  
  $ git remote add origin [URL]
  

  P.S. REMOTE BRANCH VARIABLE is the remote branch variable you give like, origin

• Delete remote branch on local:

  $ git remote remove [REMOTE BRANCH NAME]
  
  $ git remote remove origin
  

• Delete remote branch:

  $ git push [REMOTE BRANCH VARIABLE] -d [REMOTE BRANCH NAME]
  
  $ git push origin -d fix-bugs  
  

  P.S. -d flag means delete | fix-bugs branch would be deleted.

• Create local branch from remote branch:

  $ git checkout --track origin/<REMOTE_BRANCH_NAME>
  

• Commit to remote project (Open Source):

  • Clone the master branch:

    $ git clone [URL]
    

  • Inspect the contributors to the repo:

    $ git log
    

  • Create a new git branch for your developments

    $ git switch -c [YOUR BRANCH NAME]
    
    $ git switch -c my-branch
    

  • Stage your changes

    $ git add . 
    

  • Commit changes

    $ git commit -m "[COMMIT MESSAGE]"
    
    $ git commit -m "fixed bug in pipeline"
    

    P.S. give meaningful messages to commits

  • Push your branch to remote repo

    $ git push [REMOTE BRANCH VARIABLE] [YOUR BRANCH NAME]
    
    $ git push origin my-branch
    

    P.S. REMOTE BRANCH VARIABLE is the remote branch variable you give like, origin

• Commit to a remote project (PR In a Team):

  • Commit changes

    $ git commit -m "[COMMIT MESSAGE]"
    

  • Pull and rebase changes from main

    git pull origin main --rebase
    

  • Push

    git push origin [BRANCH NAME]