Useful git tips

UsefulGitCommands.txt

#--- good resource
http://gitready.com/

#--- When you want to commit files that used to be ignored or vice versa
git rm -r --cached .
git add .
git commit -m "Commit follows the .gitignore again"

#--- Get the remote URL from a repository
git config --get remote.origin.url

#--- Save password
git config credential.helper store

#--- Create a tag
git tag -a v0.1 -m 'Version 0.1 of my software'

#--- Remove a tag
git tag -d <TAG_NAME>
git push origin :refs/tags/<TAG_NAME>

#--- Read local and remote branchs
git branch -a #local and remote
git branch -r #only remotes

#--- Push local branch
git push -u origin <branchname>

#--- change user name and email
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

#--- get all commits from a specific file
git log --follow filename

#--- remove a local branch
git branch -d branch_name

#-- list all branchs
git branch -a

#-- list only remote brnachs
git branch -r