git commit steps

git commit steps

# after making a series of changes to a file or files, open git bash and use the following commands to commit and sync

# if you've added files to the repository, call 'git add' to add them to the repo
git add /path/to/file

# to commit all your changes, open git bash and change directory to the project folder. Use "pushd //28-arajohnsmit/myproject"
# to change to a directory on someone else's machine. Then enter the following command
git commit -a
# this will open a vim session for you to enter a message about your changes. 
# In vim hit the 'i' key to go into insert mode. Type a brief explanation of your changes, then hit esc 
# to leave insert mode. Type ":wq" to write the message and quit. If there were no issues, your commit is complete

# to push your changes to the remote repository on github, execute the following commands inside the project directory
git push origin master

# to pull changes from the remote repository, use the following
git pull origin master