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
-
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]
|
- git branch -a =3D=3D ls [= your branches]
- git branch [branchName]= =3D=3D create a new branch
- git checkout [branchNam= e] =3D=3D cd to your brannch
Git Add = Prepare to Save.
- 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.
