Git Version Control

commands.sh

# list all commits made across different branches on the repo
git log

# list all branches (will also show which branch you are currently on)
git branch

# switch to a branch
git checkout <existing_branch_name>

# create new branch
git checkout -b <new_branch_name>
# now if i do git add . and git commit -> this will add the commit to the new branch specified on checkout
# if I want to push this new branch to say my remote on Github (origin), I can do this:
git push -u origin <new_branch_name>


# to change to a branch
git checkout <existing_branch_name>

# to pull changes (made from someone else from a branch) [This will be important in collaboration]
git pull origin <branch_name>

# adding new ignore folders to folders already pushed to repo (by clearing cache)[here I want to ignore 'config' folder]
git rm -r --cached config/

If I want to make hanges and contribute to an Open Source Project I need to make a pull request.

We need to fork a repo. This will make my own copy of the repo where I have permission to do what I want with that version. Then I can make changes and push them to my forked version of the project. Then you can make a pull request to the Open Source Project devs on Github then they can reject or accept it and merge it in