Git Console Basics

Basic Git Operations Step By Step

Precondition

Please make sure you completed Git installation and configuration from the Environment Setup section. If you want to learn more about Git configuration, read Git Config guide.

Initialize a Project Git Repository

Link: Git init

Useful to know: Git clone

Create and open a new project directory:

mkdir git-test
cd git-test

Create a new Git repository inside the project directory:

git init

Make a Commit to Git Repository

Link: Saving changes in Git & Git commit

Useful to know: .gitignore

Create an empty README.md file:

touch README.md

See that the file shows in the untracked (unstaged) file list:

git status

Add the file to the list of staged files ready for commit:

git add .

Check how the file status is different now:

git status

Commit all staged files to the current active branch:

git commit -m ‘Initial commit’

Check that your commit is in the git log:

git log

Create a Local Branch

Link: Git Branch

Create a new branch called login-suite:

git branch login-suite

List all branches in the repository:

git branch

Switch from the master branch to the login-suite branch:

git switch login-suite

Check that login-suite is an active branch in the branch list:

git branch

Merge Local Branches

Link: Basic Branching and Merging & Git merge

Create, stage, and commit a new file to the login-suite branch:

touch login.spec.ts
git add .
git commit -m 'Added the login test suite'

Switch back to the master branch:

git switch master

Merge the login-suite branch with the master branch:

git merge login-suite

Remove the login-suite branch

git branch -d login-suite

Check remaining branches in the repository:

git branch

Sync to a Remote Repository

Link: Git remote

Useful to know: Git push & Git pull

Requires: a remote repository on GitHub, GitLab, or other repository service

Requires: Upload your SSH Key step to be complete for the repository service

Link your local repository to a remote repository:

git remote add origin <your-remote-repo-url>

List the remote connections you have to other repositories:

git remote

Push all your commits from the local master branch:

git push -u origin master 

Option -u sets up local branch master to track remote branch master. Now you can run argument-less git push and git pull for this branch.

You will be asked for your login and password if you skip the Upload your SSH Key step

To pull changes from the remote repository master branch, run:

git pull

List all branches including remote:

git branch -a

Work with Remote Branches

Link: Using Branches

Useful to know: Git fetch

Create the local branch profile-suite:

git branch profile-suite

Switch to the newly created branch:

git switch profile-suite

Make some changes to the profile-suite branch:

touch profile.spec.ts
git add .
git commit -m 'Added the profile test suite'

Push the 'profile-suite' branch and its changes to the remote repository:

git push -u origin profile-suite

Switch to the master branch, marge profile-suite with master, and push changes to remote repository:

git switch master
git merge profile-suite
git push

Remove local branch profile-suite

git branch -d profile-suite

Note that the remote profile-suite branch is still available:

git branch -a

And you can still download this branch from the remote:

git switch profile-suite

Remove remote branch origin/profile-suite:

git push -d origin profile-suite

Switch back to master branch:

git switch master

And remove local branch profile-suite:

git branch -d profile-suite

What to do next?

We encourage you to continue playing with the git console commands until you feel comfortable with the basic operations. Understanding how Git works, and knowing the commands, saves a lot of time when a GUI produces unexpected results or cannot do what you are looking for.