knowledge/technology/dev/Git.md
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Git

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Git is the version control system (VCS) designed and developed by Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel. Git is now used to maintain AUR packages, as well as many other projects, including sources for the Linux kernel.
There is a commit naming scheme called gitmoji

To control a git repo graphically GitHub Desktop can be used.

Configuration

In order to use Git you need to set at least a name and email:

git config --global user.name  "John Doe"
git config --global user.email "johndoe@example.com"

Usage

A Git repository is contained in a .git directory, which holds the revision history and other metadata. The directory tracked by the repository, by default the parent directory, is called the working directory. Changes in the working tree need to be staged before they can be recorded (committed) to the repository. Git also lets you restore, previously committed, working tree files.

Using a Git repository

Initialize a repository
git init

Clone an existing repository
git clone repository

Commit:
git commit -m message

See Commits:
git log

See structured history:
git log --graph --oneline --decorate

Signing commits

Git allows commits and tags to be signed using GnuPG.
git config --global commit.gpgSign true

Branching

Fixes and new features are usually tested in branches. When changes are satisfactory they can merged back into the default (master) branch.

Create a branch, whose name accurately reflects its purpose:
git branch help-section-addition

List branches:
git branch

Switch branches:
git checkout branch

Create and switch:
git checkout -b branch

Merge a branch back to the master branch:

git checkout master
git merge branch

The changes will be merged if they do not conflict. Otherwise, Git will print an error message, and annotate files in the working tree to record the conflicts. The annotations can be displayed with git diff. Conflicts are resolved by editing the files to remove the annotations, and committing the final version.

When done with a branch, delete it with:
git branch -d branch

Remotes

Create a remote:
git remote add label location

View remotes for the current repository:
git remote -v

Pull from a reposity:
git pull

Push to a repository:
git push location branch

Tagging

Tag commits for versioning:
git tag 2.14 checksum
git tag -a 2.14 -m "Version 2.14"

List tags:
git tag -l

Delete a tag:
git tag -d 2.08

Update remote tags:
git push --tags