# Learning Github - [x] Create a directory/folder called `learning-git` - [x] Open this directory in VSCODE - [x] Create a text file called `some-text.txt` - [x] Open Terminal - [x] Run `ls` command to list all files in the current directory - [x] Run `pwd` command to find out which directory you are in - [x] Find out what options we have using `git --help` - [x] Convert this directory into a git repo by initialising git with `git init` - git will start tracking changes in this directory now - [x] Ask git to list out all the things that have changed in the current directory using `git status` - [x] Tell git to track the latest changes with `git add filename-to-be-tracked` - [x] Commit the file with `git commit filename` - [x] Create a new branch from `master` called `task/new-para` with `git checkout -b branchname` - [x] Create a new repository called `learning-git` - [ ] Follow onscreen commands to push your changes to Github - [ ] Create and commit a new file called `text-3.txt` on local machine - [ ] Push the changes to GH ## Git Commands you should know - [ ] `git status` - to see the status of changes. inthe working directory - [ ] `git add` - to tell Git to track changes in working directory - [ ] `git commit` - to tell Git to save the changes as the latest state ``` # Tell Git to add a remote repository, call it as origin and point to the provided addess git remote add origin git@github.com:larry-dalmeida/learning-git.git # Tells Git to rename the current branch (master by default) to main git branch -M main # Tells Git to push the main branch on my local machine to the remote repository pointed to by the name origin git push -u origin main ``` ## Common Commandline Commands - `ls -la` - to list all files in the current working directory - `cd dirname` - to change directory to `dirname` - `cd ..` - to go back one level - `rm -rf dirname` - to forcefully delete all contents of `dirname` - `rm filename` - to delete file called `filename`