Work flow with git and github
Work with Remotes
Check the current status
git status
Check the latest source on remote branch
git fetch git status git log <remote>/<branch> --not <current_branch> git merge <remote>/<branch>
Add an remote Repo
git remote add <shortname> <url>
Check the remote
git remote -v // check all remote git remote show <remote> // show the detail status of an remote
Rename an rename
git remote rename <origin> <destination>
Remove the upstream for the current branch
git branch --unset-upstream
Change the remote that <branchA> is trancing
git branch <branchA> -u <new_remote>/<branch>
Push the current branch as an new branch to remote
git push <remote> <branch>
Push changes to another remote branch
git push <new_remote>/<branch>
Work with Branches
Check branches
git branch // check local branches git branch --all // check local and remote branches
Create a new branch
git branch branchA // create a new branch based on the current branch git branch branchB <remote>/<branch> // create a new branch that traces <remote>/<branch>
Switch branch
git checkout branchB // change the current branch to branchB
Check the mapping between local branch and remote branch
git branch -vv
Rename an branch
git branch -m <oldname> <newname>
Others Common Commands
Show the content of an commit
git show <commit-id> git show <commit-id> --name-only
Check differences according log
git log branchA --not branchB
git log branchA --not branchB --name-only
Obtain the latest source under version control
git checkout <file-name> // checkout the latest file under version control, and discard local changes git checkout <branchA> // switch the current branch to branchA
Commit changes
git commit -m '' . // submit all tranced files under the current folder, no matter if they are git-added
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