UPDATE: use this configuration for command-line configuration.

1. Open a terminal window and change directory to where you want the repository to be located.
2. Clone the repository using this command: $ git clone https://github.com/liz-miller/albiorix.git
3. Login with your Github username and password.
4. This will create a local copy of the albiorix repo.

1. Type in the following command, where xxxx is the name of the branch you want to create: $ git checkout -b xxxx

i.e. if your name is joe, use this command: $ git checkout -b joe

2. You are now working in your branch.

3. To switch which branch you are in, use this command, where xxxx is the existing branch you want to switch to: $ git checkout xxxx i.e. to change back to the master branch, use this command: $ git checkout master

1. Use the following command to add the filename to the repository: $ git add <filename> or to add a bunch of files use: $ git add *
2. Commit using this command: $ git commit -m "Commit message"

1. First update your local repository by "pulling" in the newest commit $ git pull
2. Then preview your merge by comparing your source branch to your target branch $ git diff <source_branch> <target_branch>
3. Merge: $ git merge <branch>

A built-in git GUI can be launched using the following command $ gitk

The commit log can be accessed using this command: $ git log