Git Tips

Git can be confusing. You try cloning someone else's repo and it doesn't work. Or you = try to move branches…its all kinda counter intuitive. Unless I write down some important lessons learned right here.

Add Collaborators

• The master of the repository has to add users to allow them to interact with stuff. I'm yet to master the security features, as I accidentally overrode the master branch today (DAMMIT)
• Here is the link to the guide used.

Who are you?

To collaborate you must set your glob= al user variables under config.

• git config --global user.= name
• git config --global user.email

1. git con= fig --global core.editor [vi | cat | w]

   Change = the main editor to vi or cat, etc

Git Branch =Making New Backup Folders

I like to think of branches as different backup folders. As one familiar with most DOS commands, what is the equivalent of making a new folder (mkdir) and cding into it? Let along listing (ls) them?

mkdir	git branch [branchName]
ls	git branch -= a
cd	git checkout [branchName]

1. git branch -a =3D=3D ls [= your branches] 
2. git branch [branchName]= =3D=3D create a new branch
3. git checkout [branchNam= e] =3D=3D cd to your brannch

Git Add = Prepare to Save.

1.  You need to use -a or . from within t= he same folder as the .gitignore command for this to work.

Git Commit = Save Local Copy, but you need to have a message (apparently)

• Commit doesn't like you unless you add in -m after calling the command. So you must either vi or cat or something else. As long as there is a message.

After Cloning, you have to work within the folder itself

• No amount of trying to add the folder I cloned seemed to cause the thing to be sta= ged. You have to work where the .gitignore file is.