Basic Commands For Git That Everyone Should Know

Biswaraj SahooBiswaraj Sahoo
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Before starting the command's section, lets see how we can installl git in our local or VM's:

Installing Git on Windows

Step 2: You will view the below screen. Download has started and the .exe file is downloading.

Step 3: Click on Next when this popup window opens.

Step 4: Check the below options and click Next.

Step 5: The below screen comes. Click Next.

Step 6: Choose the appropriate option and click Next.

Step 7: Choose the library option and click on Next.

Step 8: Choose the checkout option and click Next.

step 9: Choose the emulator and click Next.

Step 10: Choose configuration options and click on Install.

Step 11: Once the installation completes, the Git GUI opens.

Now, let us open Git Bash and run some Git commands

1. $ git init “[repository-name]”

2. $ git config

3. $ git add . or git add [filename]

4. $ git commit

5. git status

6. git checkout -b [branchname]

7. git log

8. git ls-files –stage

9. git diff

10. git merge

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Biswaraj Sahoo
Biswaraj Sahoo

--AWS Community Builder | DevOps Engineer | Docker | Linux | Jenkins | AWS | Git | Terraform | Docker | kubernetes Empowering communities via open source and education.