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About

Git is a version control system based on a powerful distributed model.

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Commands

alphabetical

by function

git add updates the index using content found in the working tree (can be specified), to prepare the content staged for the next commit
git clone copies a repository from somewhere else
git commit commits changes currently staged
git config
git diff shows difference between current directory contents and what you have staged
git fetch fetches named heads or tags from one or more other repositories, along with the objects necessary to complete them.
git init initializes a new repository; does not add anything
git merge
git pull incorporates changes from a remote repository into the current branch. In its default mode, git pull is shorthand for git fetch followed by git merge FETCH_HEAD.
git push updates remote refs using local refs, while sending objects necessary to complete the given refs
git reset resets current HEAD to the specified state
git rm removes files from staging and also from the directory
git stash saves local modifications, reverts the working directory to match HEAD commit
git status shows status of current repository

initialization

git config --global <param_name> <param_value>

creating from scratch

git init initializes a new repository; does not add anything
git add updates the index using content found in the working tree (can be specified), to prepare the content staged for the next commit
git rm removes files from staging and also from the directory
git status shows status of current repository
git diff shows difference between current directory contents and what you have staged
git commit commits changes currently staged

copying from elsewhere

git clone copies a repository from somewhere else

Software

git-cola: git GUI client

Services

GitHub: free web-based git repository for open-source projects

Links

Reference

Online Books

Pro Git
- 1.3 Getting Started - Git Basics
- 1.6 Getting Started - Getting Help
- 2. Git Basics - "If you can read only one chapter to get going with Git, this is it. This chapter covers every basic command you need to do the vast majority of the things you’ll eventually spend your time doing with Git."

Online Courses

Learn to use Git @ Code School (free registration required)

Discussion

beginner's practical guide to Git @ Stack Overflow

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 ==About==
 [[Git]] is a [[version control system]] based on a powerful distributed model.{{seed}}
-===Commands===
+==Commands==
-* '''git config --global {{arg|param_name}} {{arg|param_value}}'''
+{|
-** '''param_name''': user.name, user.email, core.editor
+|-
-* '''git config --list'''
+! alphabetical !! by function
-** ''lists current configuration parameters''
+|-
-* '''git config {{arg|param_name}}'''
+| valign=top |
-** ''lists the current value for the given parameter
+* '''[[/add|git add]]''' updates the index using content found in the working tree (can be specified), to prepare the content staged for the next commit
-* '''[https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-add.html git add]'''
+* '''[[/clone|git clone]]''' copies a repository from somewhere else
-** ''updates the index using the current content found in the working tree, to prepare the content staged for the next commit''
+* '''[[/commit|git commit]]''' commits changes currently staged
-* '''[http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-reset.html git reset]'''
+* '''[[/config|git config]]'''
-** ''resets current HEAD to the specified state''
+* '''[[/diff|git diff]]''' shows difference between current directory contents and what you have staged
-* '''[http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-fetch.html git fetch]'''
+* '''[[/fetch|git fetch]]''' fetches named heads or tags from one or more other repositories, along with the objects necessary to complete them.
-** ''fetches named heads or tags from one or more other repositories, along with the objects necessary to complete them.''
+* '''[[/init|git init]]''' initializes a new repository; does not add anything
-* '''[http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-push.html git push]'''
+* '''[[/merge|git merge]]'''
-** ''updates remote refs using local refs, while sending objects necessary to complete the given refs''
+* '''[[/pull|git pull]]''' incorporates changes from a remote repository into the current branch. In its default mode, git pull is shorthand for git fetch followed by git merge FETCH_HEAD.
-* '''[https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-pull.html git pull]'''
+* '''[[/push|git push]]''' updates remote refs using local refs, while sending objects necessary to complete the given refs
-** ''Incorporates changes from a remote repository into the current branch. In its default mode, git pull is shorthand for git fetch followed by git merge FETCH_HEAD.''
+* '''[[/reset|git reset]]''' resets current HEAD to the specified state
-* '''[http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-stash.html git stash]'''
+* '''[[/rm|git rm]]''' removes files from staging '''and also from the directory'''
-** ''saves your local modifications away and reverts the working directory to match the HEAD commit''
+* '''[[/stash|git stash]]''' saves local modifications, reverts the working directory to match HEAD commit
+* '''[[/status|git status]]''' shows status of current repository
+| valign=top |
+===initialization===
+* '''[[/config|git config]] --global {{arg|param_name}} {{arg|param_value}}'''
+===creating from scratch===
+* '''[[/init|git init]]''' initializes a new repository; does not add anything
+* '''[[/add|git add]]''' updates the index using content found in the working tree (can be specified), to prepare the content staged for the next commit
+* '''[[/rm|git rm]]''' removes files from staging '''and also from the directory'''
+* '''[[/status|git status]]''' shows status of current repository
+* '''[[/diff|git diff]]''' shows difference between current directory contents and what you have staged
+* '''[[/commit|git commit]]''' commits changes currently staged
+===copying from elsewhere===
+* '''[[/clone|git clone]]''' copies a repository from somewhere else
+|}
 ===Software===
 * [[git-cola]]: git GUI client