essential_commands.md

The 5 essential commands

Yes, you only need 5 commands!

pull, status, add, commit, push

or in other words (remember these!):

$ git pull <remote> <branch>
$ git status
$ git add myFile.md # example
$ git commit -m "myMessage" # example
$ git push <remote> <branch>

Pull the latest version of an existing branch

Pull the latest revision on branch myBranch:

$ git pull origin myBranch
# Already up to date

Verify its status with:

$ git status

Modify a file

Copy the file firstnameLastname.md in the folder _attendees and rename it with your firstname:

$ cd _attendees
$ cp firstnameLastname.md myName.md

Then, make your changes with your favorite editor!

Add your file to the stage

First, check the repository status

$ git status
# uncommitted changes (displayed in red)

Now, add the file (bring it on stage)

$ git add myName.md # replace myName
$ git status
# returns the same as before, generally in green (means staged)

ADVANCED: If there have been more changes after the file has been added, you can see your changes in the terminal

$ git diff

exit with q

Add a commit message

$ git commit -m "Add the profile of <myName>"
$ git status

Push your file to your fork

$ git push origin myBranch

ADVANCED: see the log of all the commits (and your last one) in the terminal

$ git log

exit by typing q.