git.md

git wisdom

NOTE - git commands need to be run in the git repository folder

initializing your repository

cloning (downloading) an existing repository

to clone

git clone <URL.git>

to update

git pull

to setup for pushing changes (see tracking to push changes)

git remote set-url --add --push origin <URL>

creating a new repository

initialize git in a folder

git init

link online repository, add files, and push

git remote add origin <URL>
git add .
git commit -m 'init'
git push -u origin master

tracking your repository

add and push a file:

git add <FILE>
git commit -m '<MESSAGE>'
git push

alternatively, you can use git add . to add all files and commit them together

hiding paths

edit/create .gitignore in the repository root folder and edit with folders to hide. Make sure the path(s) are relative to the repository root directory.

<HIDE1>
<HIDE2>

add .gitignore, but DON'T PUSH UNTIL YOUR HIDDEN FOLDER IS CACHED (below)

git add .gitignore
git commit -m 'init'

remove hidden path from tracking, but keep a copy and push changes

git rm -r --cached <YOUR/HIDDEN/PATH>
git commit -m '<YOURCOMMIT>'
git push

pushing to multiple repositories

add new url

git remote set-url --add --push origin <URL>

to change pull url

git remote set-url origin <URL>

to delete URL

git remote set-url --delete origin <URL>