<p>This article will help to understand the Git system via the <strong>command line.</strong></p><p><a href="https://git-scm.com/">Git </a>is a modern and widely used open-source <strong>Distributed Version Control </strong> system in the world. It is developed to <em>manage projects </em>at a personal level as well as at the organizational level with high <strong>speed </strong>and <strong>efficiency </strong>. The system allows us to monitor and work together with our team members at the <em>same workspace.</em></p><p>We can operate through different OS such as <strong>Windows </strong>, <strong>Linux</strong>, <strong>macOS</strong>. It is <em>secure</em>, has a <em>fast </em>performance.</p>

Git Commands

<img width="518" height="288" src="https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-800x445.png" alt="git poster"><div><span>+3 Likes</span></div><p dir="ltr">This article will help to understand the Git system via the <strong dir="ltr">command line</strong>. Before discussing the basic commands of Git, let’s see the short brief about Git.</p><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://git-scm.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" dir="ltr">Git </a>is a modern and widely used open-source&nbsp;<strong dir="ltr">Distributed Version Control</strong>&nbsp;system in the world. It is developed to <em dir="ltr">manage projects</em> at a personal level as well as at the organizational level with high <strong dir="ltr">speed </strong>and <strong dir="ltr">efficiency</strong>. The version control system allows us to monitor and work together with our team members at the <em dir="ltr">same workspace</em>.</p><p dir="ltr">We can perform the operations from different operating systems such as <strong dir="ltr">Windows</strong>, <strong dir="ltr">Linux</strong>, <strong dir="ltr">macOS</strong>. It is easy to learn, which helps to track or work together in the same repositories. It is <em dir="ltr">secure</em>, has a <em dir="ltr">fast </em>performance.</p><p>Let’s begin with the Git workflow, then after move on to useful commands for developers.</p><img alt="✌" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/270c.svg" width="15" height="15"><div data-htoc-state="expanded"><span><span>Table of Contents</span></span></div><h5 dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">1.</span> Git Workflow</h5><p dir="ltr">We have already talked about Git (earlier in the article), which helps to <strong dir="ltr">tracks </strong>and work on the<strong dir="ltr"> same workspace</strong> where developers or organizations use to <strong dir="ltr">collaborate </strong>on developing applications.</p><p>Git Project has three different sections,</p><UL><LI><strong dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">Working Directory</span></strong>: The state where we perform add, delete, modify operations on files.</LI></UL><UL><LI><strong dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">Staging Area</span></strong>: After modifying the files, we need to stage or commit the changes before pushing them into the Git directory.</LI></UL><UL><LI><span dir="ltr"><strong dir="ltr">Git Directory (Repositories)</strong></span>:  The section where Git stores the committed changes in the repositories.</LI></UL><figure><img src="https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-workflow.png" alt="git sections" width="362" height="209" srcset="https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-workflow.png 686w, https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-workflow-300x173.png 300w"><figcaption dir="auto">Git Architecture</figcaption></figure><h5 dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">2.</span> Git Basic Commands</h5><p>Git has many commands, but those that are useful or mainly used by developers or programmers in the workspace are:</p><h6 dir="ltr">1. <span dir="ltr"><strong dir="ltr">Git Init</strong></span></h6><UL><LI>If you are creating the new local repository or if you want to create the new directory in a specific project, then you need to <strong dir="ltr">initialize </strong>git; only then you will be able to commit or adding the files.</LI></UL><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fa2289860541-1">1</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fa2289860541-2">2</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fa2289860541-3">3</div><h6 dir="ltr">2. <strong dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">Git Clone</span></strong></h6><UL><LI>If you want to <strong dir="ltr">copy </strong>the directory from remote directory then use:</LI></UL><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fb7603805575-1">1</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fb7603805575-2">2</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fb7603805575-3">3</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fb7603805575-4">4</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fb7603805575-5">5</div><div><span>// paste the remote URL to clone the repo&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">git </span><span dir="ltr">clone</span><span dir="ltr"> </span><span dir="ltr">&lt;</span><span dir="ltr">repository </span><span dir="ltr">url</span><span dir="ltr">&gt;</span></div><figure><img src="https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-clone-1024x522.jpg" alt="" width="488" height="488" srcset="https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-clone-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-clone-300x153.jpg 300w, https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-clone-768x391.jpg 768w, https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-clone.jpg 1480w"></figure><h6 dir="ltr">3. <strong dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">Git Status</span></strong></h6><UL><LI>This command returns the <strong dir="ltr">current state</strong> of the repository. If your files are in the staged area and not committed yet, then git status shows your files.</LI></UL><UL><LI>It shows us in two different categories – Staged and Unstaged.&nbsp;<strong dir="ltr">Staged&nbsp;</strong>means you have already added the file in the staged area. And&nbsp;<strong dir="ltr">Unstaged&nbsp;</strong>means not added yet. It is a&nbsp;<strong dir="ltr">must&nbsp;</strong>to use before doing any commit or adding the files.</LI></UL><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fb9841729376-1">1</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fb9841729376-2">2</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fb9841729376-3">3</div><h6 dir="ltr">4. <strong dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">Git Add</span></strong></h6><UL><LI>It helps to add the files in the <strong dir="ltr">staged area</strong> for Git. We can perform <code dir="ltr">git add</code> in various ways, like if you want to add the&nbsp;<strong dir="ltr">whole directory</strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong dir="ltr">multiple files</strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong dir="ltr">all files</strong>. Before committing, it is required to add the files in the staging area:</LI></UL><UL><LI>To add few files:</LI></UL><UL><LI>Add all files:</LI></UL><UL><LI>If you want to add whole directory: (let say <strong dir="ltr">templates </strong>folder)</LI></UL><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fbf443061819-1">1</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fbf443061819-2">2</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fbf443061819-3">3</div><h6 dir="ltr">12. <strong dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">Git Diff</span></strong></h6><UL><LI>It helps to see the <strong dir="ltr">difference </strong>between the base branch and the current branch, displays the modified files that are not added to the staging index.</LI></UL><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fdd733608570-1">1</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fdd733608570-2">2</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fdd733608570-3">3</div><h6 dir="ltr">13. <strong dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">Git Reset</span></strong></h6><UL><LI>This command will <strong dir="ltr">reset </strong>the index and the working directory to the <strong dir="ltr">last </strong>git commit.</LI></UL><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fdf402355044-1">1</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fdf402355044-2">2</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fdf402355044-3">3</div><h6 dir="ltr">14. <strong dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">Git Merge</span></strong></h6><UL><LI>Used to merge the <strong dir="ltr">base branch</strong> into your <strong dir="ltr">active </strong>branch to keep up to date with the current branch.</LI></UL><UL><LI>Suppose you want to merge the main branch into your current one then:</LI></UL><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fe0204016846-1">1</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fe0204016846-2">2</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fe0204016846-3">3</div><h6 dir="ltr">15. <strong dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">Git Config</span></strong></h6><UL><LI>Used to set the user-specific configurations like <strong dir="ltr">name</strong>, <strong dir="ltr">email</strong>, the format of the file, and so on. To set up the name or email, we use:</LI></UL><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fe1607650222-1">1</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fe1607650222-2">2</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fe1607650222-3">3</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fe1607650222-4">4</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fe1607650222-5">5</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fe1607650222-6">6</div><div data-line="urvanov-syntax-highlighter-605ee424e8fe1607650222-7">7</div><div><span>// Setup Username</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">git </span><span dir="ltr">config</span><span dir="ltr"> </span><span dir="ltr">--</span><span dir="ltr">global</span><span dir="ltr"> </span><span dir="ltr">user</span><span dir="ltr">.</span><span dir="ltr">name</span><span dir="ltr"> </span><span dir="ltr">[</span><span dir="ltr">Your </span><span dir="ltr">User </span><span dir="ltr">name</span><span dir="ltr">]</span></div><div><span>// Setup Email</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">git </span><span dir="ltr">config</span><span dir="ltr"> </span><span dir="ltr">--</span><span dir="ltr">global</span><span dir="ltr"> </span><span dir="ltr">user</span><span dir="ltr">.</span><span dir="ltr">email</span><span dir="ltr"> </span><span dir="ltr">[</span><span dir="ltr">Your </span><span dir="ltr">Email</span><span dir="ltr">]</span></div><figure><img src="https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-config-1024x244.jpg" alt="git config" width="488" height="488" srcset="https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-config-1024x244.jpg 1024w, https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-config-300x72.jpg 300w, https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-config-768x183.jpg 768w, https://sidtechtalks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/git-config.jpg 1468w"><figcaption dir="auto">Set Username like this</figcaption></figure><p dir="ltr">So, that’s all about the basics as well as important <strong dir="ltr">GIT commands</strong> that developers should know. Hope you like it</p><img alt="👍" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f44d.svg" width="15" height="15"><p dir="ltr">&nbsp;and if you find this useful then don’t forget to share this with your friends or on social media. And If you have any queries, please do ask in the comments section or anything that you want through mail then&nbsp;<strong dir="ltr"><a href="https://sidtechtalks.in/contact-us/" dir="ltr">contact</a></strong>.</p><p>Thanks</p><img alt="😊" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f60a.svg" width="15" height="15"><p>Also read:</p>

Git is developed to manage projects with high speed and efficiency. In this post, we learn basic or important git commands for developers.

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<p dir="ltr">This article will help to understand the Git system via the <strong dir="ltr">command line </strong>. Before discussing the basic commands of Git, let’s see the short brief about Git. </p>

<p dir="ltr"><a dir="ltr" href="https://git-scm.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener">Git </a>is a modern and widely used open-source <strong dir="ltr">Distributed Version Control </strong> system in the world. It is developed to <em dir="ltr">manage projects </em>at a personal level as well as at the organizational level with high <strong dir="ltr">speed </strong>and <strong dir="ltr">efficiency </strong>. The version control system allows us to monitor and work together with our team members at the <em dir="ltr">same workspace </em>. </p>

<p dir="ltr">We can perform the operations from different operating systems such as <strong dir="ltr">Windows </strong>, <strong dir="ltr">Linux </strong>, <strong dir="ltr">macOS </strong>. It is easy to learn, which helps to track or work together in the same repositories. It is <em dir="ltr">secure </em>, has a <em dir="ltr">fast </em>performance. </p>

<p>Let’s begin with the Git workflow, then after move on to useful commands for developers. </p>

<p dir="ltr">We have already talked about Git (earlier in the article), which helps to <strong dir="ltr">tracks </strong>and work on the<strong dir="ltr">same workspace </strong>where developers or organizations use to <strong dir="ltr">collaborate </strong>on developing applications. </p>

<p>Git Project has three different sections, </p>

<ul><li><strong dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">Working Directory </span> </strong>: The state where we perform add, delete, modify operations on files. </li> </ul>

<ul><li><strong dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">Staging Area </span> </strong>: After modifying the files, we need to stage or commit the changes before pushing them into the Git directory. </li> </ul>

<ul><li><span dir="ltr"><strong dir="ltr">Git Directory (Repositories) </strong> </span>: The section where Git stores the committed changes in the repositories. </li> </ul>

<p>Git has many commands, but those that are useful or mainly used by developers or programmers in the workspace are: </p>

<ul><li>If you are creating the new local repository or if you want to create the new directory in a specific project, then you need to <strong dir="ltr">initialize </strong>git; only then you will be able to commit or adding the files. </li> </ul>

<ul><li>If you want to <strong dir="ltr">copy </strong>the directory from remote directory then use: </li> </ul>

<ul><li>This command returns the <strong dir="ltr">current state </strong>of the repository. If your files are in the staged area and not committed yet, then git status shows your files. </li> </ul>

<ul><li>It shows us in two different categories – Staged and Unstaged. <strong dir="ltr">Staged  </strong>means you have already added the file in the staged area. And <strong dir="ltr">Unstaged  </strong>means not added yet. It is a <strong dir="ltr">must  </strong>to use before doing any commit or adding the files. </li> </ul>

<ul><li>It helps to add the files in the <strong dir="ltr">staged area </strong>for Git. We can perform <code dir="ltr">git add </code>in various ways, like if you want to add the <strong dir="ltr">whole directory </strong> or <strong dir="ltr">multiple files </strong> or <strong dir="ltr">all files </strong>. Before committing, it is required to add the files in the staging area: </li> </ul>

<ul><li>If you want to add whole directory: (let say <strong dir="ltr">templates </strong>folder) </li> </ul>

<ul><li>It helps to see the <strong dir="ltr">difference </strong>between the base branch and the current branch, displays the modified files that are not added to the staging index. </li> </ul>

<ul><li>This command will <strong dir="ltr">reset </strong>the index and the working directory to the <strong dir="ltr">last </strong>git commit. </li> </ul>

<ul><li>Used to merge the <strong dir="ltr">base branch </strong>into your <strong dir="ltr">active </strong>branch to keep up to date with the current branch. </li> </ul>

<ul><li>Suppose you want to merge the main branch into your current one then: </li> </ul>

<ul><li>Used to set the user-specific configurations like <strong dir="ltr">name </strong>, <strong dir="ltr">email </strong>, the format of the file, and so on. To set up the name or email, we use: </li> </ul>

<p dir="ltr">So, that’s all about the basics as well as important <strong dir="ltr">GIT commands </strong>that developers should know. Hope you like it </p>

<p dir="ltr"> and if you find this useful then don’t forget to share this with your friends or on social media. And If you have any queries, please do ask in the comments section or anything that you want through mail then <strong dir="ltr"><a dir="ltr" href="https://sidtechtalks.in/contact-us/">contact </a> </strong>. </p>

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