git_notes.txt

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# git notes #
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# create empty repository
git init

# add to reposiotry
git add <file>

# status of repo
git status

# commit
git commit -a -m 'comit comment'

# revert back to previous commit of a file
git reset HEAD <somefile.txt>

# revert back the whole index
git reset HEAD

# new branch
## master by default
git checkout -b new_branch

# swich back to master branch
git checkout master

# look at current branches
# the branch you are using will be green and have a * by it
git branch -v

# switch back to new branch
git checkout new_branch

# modify and commit within new_branch
vi <file> / save
git add <file>
git commit -a -m <file>

# switch back to master
git checkout master

*** Look at file you edited, changes commited to new_branch should be gone

# merge changes into master
git merge new_branch

*** Look at file you edited, changes commited to new_branch should be visible

# create remote git bare reposity
# on lazlo id 
cd /Volumes/iES2/git 
git init bare 

# add origin to client git repo
cd python
git add origin dlb@lazlo:/Volumes/iES2/git/python.git

cd ruby
git add origin dlb@lazlo:/Volumes/iES2/git/ruby.git

# view origin
git remote -v 

# push changes
git push 

# pull changes
git pull

# git server
nohup git daemon --reuseaddr --base-path=/Volumes/iES2/git/ --export-all --verbose --enable=receive-pack &

# git bare repo now looks like this
origin git://lazlo/python.git
origin git://lazlo/ruby.git

# remove a branch
git branch -d new_release

# gui git client
gitk