September 23rd, 2020 × #git#version-control#github
Git Fundamentals
Covers Git fundamentals and basic commands
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about Git fundamentals — what it is, why you need it, best practices and more!
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Show Notes
03:12 - What is Git?
04:16 - Why do you need it?
06:31 - UI vs command line
09:03 - Commands 101
- https://git-scm.com/
init
.gitignore
file is key right off the bat
add
add -p
- quick review of all the changes you've made
commit
- Multiple adds and commits
- Commit messages should be descriptive
push
- What are origins?
pull
clone
checkout
merge
fetch
stash
fork
- Merge vs pull request
- Git vs GitHub / Alternatives
- Bitbucket
- GitLab
44:25 - Common issues
- Merge conflicts
- Files being tracked unintentionally
- "How do I delete file from Github?"
git rm -r
alias gri="git ls-files --ignored --exclude-standard | xargs -0 git rm -r"
- Databases in Git?
49:10 - Git clients
- https://git-scm.com/downloads/guis
- CLI
- "Hub"
- Github CLI
- Github desktop app
- VS Code integration
- Source tree
- Kraken
- Tower
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