Git
What is Git and how to use it.
- Git is a popular open-source version control tool commonly used for code but can be used with any type of file
- Git is typically installed by default on Linux distributions and MacOS however it will need to be installed on Windows
- Windows:
winget install git.git - Linux:
sudo apt install git - MacOS:
brew install git
- Get additional syntax help
git --helporman git - Download from a code repository such as GitHub
git clone <repositoryName> - Create a new branch and switch to it
git checkout -b <newBranchName> - View all branches
git branch - Switch branches
git branch <branchName> - View any changes made since the initial download
git status - Queue files to be added to the branch
git add <fileName>orgit add * - Commit files
git commit -m 'change comment' - Push files to its repository
git push -u origin <branchName>
- Update your shell's configuration file e.g.,
~/.zshrcor~/.bashrc - Save and then reload your shell for the changes to take effect
source ~/.zshrc
parse_git_branch() {
git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -n -e 's/^\* \(.*\)/[\1]/p'
}
# color #s found here: https://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting
COLOR_DEF='%f'
COLOR_USR='%F{243}'
COLOR_DIR='%F{197}'
COLOR_GIT='%F{39}'
NEWLINE=$'\n'
setopt PROMPT_SUBST
export PROMPT='${COLOR_USR}%n@%M ${COLOR_DIR}%d ${COLOR_GIT}$(parse_git_branch)${COLOR_DEF}${NEWLINE}%% '
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