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==About==
 
==About==
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[[Git]] is a [[version control system]] based on a powerful distributed model.{{seed}}
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[[Git]] is a [[version control system]] based on a powerful distributed model.
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===Commands===
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===Pages===
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* '''git config --global {{arg|param_name}} {{arg|param_value}}'''
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* '''[[/cmd|commands]]'''
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** '''param_name''': user.name, user.email, core.editor
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* '''concepts''':
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* '''git config --list'''
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** [[/squash]]ing
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** ''lists current configuration parameters''
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** [[/modules]]
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* '''git config {{arg|param_name}}'''
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* [[/notes]]
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** ''lists the current value for the given parameter
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* '''[https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-add.html git add]'''
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===Files===
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** ''updates the index using the current content found in the working tree, to prepare the content staged for the next commit''
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* {{l/sub|gitignore}}
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* '''[http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-reset.html git reset]'''
 
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** ''resets current HEAD to the specified state''
 
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* '''[http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-fetch.html git fetch]'''
 
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** ''fetches named heads or tags from one or more other repositories, along with the objects necessary to complete them.''
 
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* '''[http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-push.html git push]'''
 
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** ''updates remote refs using local refs, while sending objects necessary to complete the given refs''
 
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* '''[https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-pull.html git pull]'''
 
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** ''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.''
 
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* '''[http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-stash.html git stash]'''
 
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** ''saves your local modifications away and reverts the working directory to match the HEAD commit''
 
 
===Software===
 
===Software===
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* [[git-cola]]: git GUI client
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* '''3rd-party''':
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===Services===
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** [https://git-scm.com/downloads/guis GUI clients]:
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* [[GitHub]]: free web-based git repository for open-source projects
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*** [[gitk]]: generally distributed with git
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*** [[git-cola]]
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* '''internals/technical''':
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** [https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Transfer-Protocols 10.6 Git Internals - Transfer Protocols]: could be used to implement a Git server
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* '''services''' - free/open source web-based repository/project managers:
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** [[Gitea]]
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** [[GitHub]] is unfortunately owned by [[Microsoft]]
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** [[GitLab]]
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===Error Messages===
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* '''Error Code 403 fatal: HTTP request failed''' may indicate a bad password. I've found that sometimes the password either doesn't paste properly or else isn't being accepted the first time; trying again with the same password may work. (The password is not displayed, so I'm not sure which it is.)
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
===Reference===
 
===Reference===
 
* {{wikipedia|Git (software)}}
 
* {{wikipedia|Git (software)}}
 
* {{l/manpage|git|manpage}}
 
* {{l/manpage|git|manpage}}
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===How To===
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* [[/color prompt]]: show Git status in the prompt, in colors
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* [https://ohshitgit.com/ Oh Shit, Git!?!]: solutions to frequently encountered situations in Git
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* [https://www.git-tower.com/learn/git/faq/git-rename-master-to-main/ How to Rename the <code>master</code> branch to <code>main</code> in Git]: the [[GitHub]] portion of this is also doable in [[GitLab]], though the process is slightly different.
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* Change the default branch-name:
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** [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42871542/how-can-i-create-a-git-repository-with-the-default-branch-name-other-than-maste How can I create a Git repository with the default branch name other than "master"?]: This lets you change the default name of the branch that is created for new repositories.
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===Online Books===
 
===Online Books===
 
* ''[http://git-scm.com/book Pro Git]''
 
* ''[http://git-scm.com/book Pro Git]''
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** [http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-Getting-Help 1.6 Getting Started - Getting Help]
 
** [http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-Getting-Help 1.6 Getting Started - Getting Help]
 
** [http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Basics 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."
 
** [http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Basics 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."
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** [https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-Setting-Up-the-Server 4.4 Git on the Server - Setting Up the Server]
  
 
===Online Courses===
 
===Online Courses===
 
* [http://www.codeschool.com/courses/try-git Learn to use Git] @ [[Code School]] (free registration required)
 
* [http://www.codeschool.com/courses/try-git Learn to use Git] @ [[Code School]] (free registration required)
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===Articles===
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* '''2019-03-05''' [https://eliotberriot.com//blog/2019/03/05/building-sotfware-together-with-git/ Building software together with Git]: a non-technical introduction
 
===Discussion===
 
===Discussion===
 
* [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/315911/git-for-beginners-the-definitive-practical-guide beginner's practical guide to Git] @ [[Stack Overflow]]
 
* [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/315911/git-for-beginners-the-definitive-practical-guide beginner's practical guide to Git] @ [[Stack Overflow]]

Latest revision as of 22:15, 8 January 2023

About

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

Pages

Files

Software

Error Messages

  • Error Code 403 fatal: HTTP request failed may indicate a bad password. I've found that sometimes the password either doesn't paste properly or else isn't being accepted the first time; trying again with the same password may work. (The password is not displayed, so I'm not sure which it is.)

Links

Reference

How To

Online Books

Online Courses

Articles

Discussion

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