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<div class="block"> <div class="block">
<p>As you saw in the <code>git add</code> section, in order to see what the <p>As you saw in the <code>git add</code> section, in order to see what the
status of your staging area is compared to the code in your working status of your staging area is compared to the code in your working
directory, you can run the <code>git status</code> command. I demonstrated directory, you can run the <code>git status</code> command. Using the
using it with the <code>-s</code> option, which gives you short output. <code>-s</code> option will give you short output.
Without that flag, the <code>git status</code> command will give you more Without that flag, the <code>git status</code> command will give you more
context and hints. Here is the same status output with and without the context and hints. Here is the same status output with and without the
<code>-s</code>. The short output looks like this: <code>-s</code>. The short output looks like this:
@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ Further paragraphs come after blank lines.
<p>Notice how if you don't stage any changes and then run <p>Notice how if you don't stage any changes and then run
<code>git commit</code>, Git will simply give you the output of the <code>git commit</code>, Git will simply give you the output of the
<code>git status</code> command, reminding you that nothing is staged. <code>git status</code> command, reminding you that nothing is staged.
I've highlighted the important part of that message, saying that nothing The important part of that message has been highlighted, saying that nothing
is added to be committed. If you use <code>-a</code>, it will add and is added to be committed. If you use <code>-a</code>, it will add and
commit everything at once. commit everything at once.
</p> </p>
@ -605,11 +605,9 @@ Further paragraphs come after blank lines.
<div class="block"> <div class="block">
<p><code>git reset</code> is probably the most confusing command written <p><code>git reset</code> is probably the most confusing command written
by humans. I've been using Git for years, even wrote a book on it and I by humans, but it can be very useful when you get the hang of it.
still get confused by what it is going to do at times. So, I'll just There are three specific invocations of it that are generally
tell you the three specific invocations of it that are generally helpful.
helpful and ask you to blindly use it as I do - because it can be
very useful.
</p> </p>
<h4> <h4>
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<small>undo the last commit and unstage the files</small> <small>undo the last commit and unstage the files</small>
</h4> </h4>
<p>In the first case, we can use it to unstage something that you have <p>First, you can use it to unstage something that has been
accidentally staged. Let's say that you have modified two files and want accidentally staged. Let's say that you have modified two files and want
to record them into two different commits. You should stage and commit to record them into two different commits. You should stage and commit
one, then stage and commit the other. If you accidentally stage both of one, then stage and commit the other. If you accidentally stage both of
them, how do you <i>un-</i>stage one? You do it with them, how do you <i>un-</i>stage one? You do it with
<code>git reset HEAD -- file</code>. Technically here you don't have to <code>git reset HEAD -- file</code>. Technically you don't have to
add the <code>--</code> - it is used to tell Git when you have stopped add the <code>--</code> - it is used to tell Git when you have stopped
listing options and are now listing file paths, but it's probably good to listing options and are now listing file paths, but it's probably good to
get into the habit of using it to separate options from paths even if you get into the habit of using it to separate options from paths even if you
don't need to. don't need to.
</p> </p>
<p>So, let's see what it looks like to unstage something. Here we have <p>Let's see what it looks like to unstage something. Here we have
two files that have been modified since our last commit. We will stage two files that have been modified since our last commit. We will stage
both, then unstage one of them.</p> both, then unstage one of them.</p>
@ -782,7 +780,7 @@ nothing to commit (working directory clean)
<p><code>git rm</code> will remove entries from the staging area. <p><code>git rm</code> will remove entries from the staging area.
This is a bit different from <code>git reset HEAD</code> which "unstages" This is a bit different from <code>git reset HEAD</code> which "unstages"
files. By "unstage" I mean it reverts the staging area to what was files. To "unstage" means it reverts the staging area to what was
there before we started modifying things. <code>git rm</code> on the there before we started modifying things. <code>git rm</code> on the
other hand just kicks the file off the stage entirely, so that it's not other hand just kicks the file off the stage entirely, so that it's not
included in the next commit snapshot, thereby effectively deleting it.</p> included in the next commit snapshot, thereby effectively deleting it.</p>
@ -810,10 +808,10 @@ nothing to commit (working directory clean)
</p> </p>
<p class="aside"> <p class="aside">
I personally don't use this command that much in it's normal form - to In its normal form the command is used to delete files.
delete files. It's often easier to just remove the files off your disk and But it's often easier to just remove the files off your disk and
then run a <code>git commit -a</code>, which will automatically remove them then run <code>git commit -a</code>, which will also automatically remove
from your index, too.</p> them from your index.</p>
<p class="nutshell"> <p class="nutshell">
<strong>In a nutshell</strong>, <strong>In a nutshell</strong>,

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Branching and Merging Branching and Merging
</h2> </h2>
<div class="block"> <div class="block">
<p>Branching in Git is one of my favorite features. If you have used other <p>Branching in Git is one of its many great features. If you have used other
version control systems, it's probably helpful to forget most of what you version control systems, it's probably helpful to forget most of what you
think about branches - in fact, it may be more helpful to think of them think about branches - in fact, it may be more helpful to think of them
practically as <i>contexts</i> since that is how you will most often be practically as <i>contexts</i> since that is how you will most often be
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</pre> </pre>
<p>So first we're going to create a new branch named 'change_class' and <p>So first we're going to create a new branch named 'change_class' and
switch to it so your class renaming changes are isolated. I'm going to switch to it so your class renaming changes are isolated. We're going to
change each instance of 'HelloWorld' to 'HiWorld'.</p> change each instance of 'HelloWorld' to 'HiWorld'.</p>
<pre> <pre>
@ -333,9 +333,9 @@ class HiWorld
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
</pre> </pre>
<p>So now I've committed the class renaming changes to the 'change_class' <p>So now we've committed the class renaming changes to the 'change_class'
branch. If I now switch back to the 'master' branch my class name will branch. To switch back to the 'master' branch the class name will
revert to what it was before I switched branches. Here I can change revert to what it was before we switched branches. Here we can change
something different (in this case the printed output) and at the same something different (in this case the printed output) and at the same
time rename the file from <code>hello.rb</code> to <code>ruby.rb</code>. time rename the file from <code>hello.rb</code> to <code>ruby.rb</code>.
</p> </p>
@ -365,10 +365,10 @@ index 2aabb6e..bf64b17 100644
rename hello.rb => ruby.rb (65%) rename hello.rb => ruby.rb (65%)
</pre> </pre>
<p>Now those changes are recorded in my 'master' branch. Notice that the <p>Now those changes are recorded in the 'master' branch. Notice that the
class name is back to 'HelloWorld', not 'HiWorld'. Now I want to class name is back to 'HelloWorld', not 'HiWorld'. To incorporate
incorporate the 'HiWorld' change so I can just merge in my 'change_class' the 'HiWorld' change we can just merge in the 'change_class'
branch. However, I've changed the name of the file since I branched, branch. However, the name of the file has changed since we branched,
what will Git do?</p> what will Git do?</p>
<pre> <pre>
@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ end
HiWorld.hello HiWorld.hello
</pre> </pre>
<p>Well, it will just figure it out. Notice that I had no merge conflicts <p>Well, it will just figure it out. Notice that there are no merge conflicts
and the file that had been renamed now has the 'HiWorld' class name change and the file that had been renamed now has the 'HiWorld' class name change
that was done in the other branch. Pretty cool.</p> that was done in the other branch. Pretty cool.</p>
@ -474,9 +474,9 @@ index 9103e27,69cad1a..0000000
<p>A cool tip in doing merge conflict resolution in Git is that if you <p>A cool tip in doing merge conflict resolution in Git is that if you
run <code>git diff</code>, it will show you both sides of the conflict run <code>git diff</code>, it will show you both sides of the conflict
and how you've resolved it as I've shown here. Now it's time to mark and how you've resolved it as shown here. Now it's time to mark
the file as resolved. In Git we do that with <code>git add</code> - the file as resolved. In Git we do that with <code>git add</code> -
to tell Git the file has been resolved, you have to stage it.</p> to tell Git the file has been resolved you have to stage it.</p>
<pre> <pre>
<b>$ git status -s</b> <b>$ git status -s</b>
@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ b7ae93b added from ruby
</pre> </pre>
<p>This way, it's pretty easy to see that we have Haskell code included in <p>This way, it's pretty easy to see that we have Haskell code included in
the branch (as I've highlighted). What is even cooler is that we can the branch (highlighted in the output). What is even cooler is that we can
easily tell Git that we only are interested in the commits that are easily tell Git that we only are interested in the commits that are
reachable in one branch that are not reachable in another, in other words reachable in one branch that are not reachable in another, in other words
which commits are unique to a branch in comparison to another. which commits are unique to a branch in comparison to another.
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tag", which allows you to add a tag message to it, which is what you almost tag", which allows you to add a tag message to it, which is what you almost
always want to do. Running this without the <code>-a</code> works too, but always want to do. Running this without the <code>-a</code> works too, but
it doesn't record when it was tagged, who tagged it, or let you add a tag it doesn't record when it was tagged, who tagged it, or let you add a tag
message. I would recommend always creating annotated tags.</p> message. It's recommended you always create annotated tags.</p>
<pre> <pre>
<b>$ git tag -a v1.0 </b> <b>$ git tag -a v1.0 </b>

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<h2>Introduction to the Git Reference</h2> <h2>Introduction to the Git Reference</h2>
<div class="block"> <div class="block">
<p> <p>
This is the Git reference site. This is meant to be a quick This is the Git reference site. It is meant to be a quick
reference for learning and remembering the most important and reference for learning and remembering the most important and
commonly used Git commands. The commands are organized into commonly used Git commands. The commands are organized into
sections of the type of operation you may be trying to do, and sections of the type of operation you may be trying to do, and
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<h2>How to Think Like Git</h2> <h2>How to Think Like Git</h2>
<div class="block"> <div class="block">
<p> <p>
The first thing that is important to understand about Git is The first important thing to understand about Git is
that it thinks about version control very differently than that it thinks about version control very differently than
Subversion or Perforce or whatever SCM you may be used to. It Subversion or Perforce or whatever SCM you may be used to. It
is often easier to learn Git by trying to forget your assumptions is often easier to learn Git by trying to forget your assumptions

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you can use the <code>--author</code> option. For example, let's say we're you can use the <code>--author</code> option. For example, let's say we're
looking for the commits in the Git source code done by Linus. We would looking for the commits in the Git source code done by Linus. We would
type something like <code>git log --author=Linus</code>. The search is type something like <code>git log --author=Linus</code>. The search is
case sensitive and also will search the email address. I'll do the case sensitive and will also search the email address. The following
example using the <code>-[number]</code> option, which will limit the example will use the <code>-[number]</code> option, which will limit the
results to the last [number] commits. results to the last [number] commits.
</p> </p>
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<p> <p>
If you want to specify a date range that you're interested in filtering your If you want to specify a date range that you're interested in filtering your
commits down to, you can use a number of options - I use <code>--since</code> commits down to, you can use a number of options such as <code>--since</code>
and <code>--before</code>, but you can also use <code>--until</code> and and <code>--before</code>, or you can also use <code>--until</code> and
<code>--after</code>. For example, if I wanted to see all the commits in <code>--after</code>. For example, to see all the commits in
the Git project before 3 weeks ago but after April 18th, I could run this the Git project before three weeks ago but after April 18th, you could run this
(I'm also going to use <code>--no-merges</code> to remove merge commits): (We're also going to use <code>--no-merges</code> to remove merge commits):
</p> </p>
<pre> <pre>
@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ b6c8d2d Documentation/remote-helpers: Add invocation section
<p> <p>
You may also want to look for commits with a certain phrase in the commit You may also want to look for commits with a certain phrase in the commit
message. You can use <code>--grep</code> for that. Let's say I knew there message. Use <code>--grep</code> for that. Let's say there
was a commit that dealt with using the P4EDITOR environment variable and was a commit that dealt with using the P4EDITOR environment variable and
I wanted to remember what that change looked like - I could find the commit you wanted to remember what that change looked like - you could find the commit
with <code>--grep</code>. with <code>--grep</code>.
</p> </p>
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arguments. If you want to use <code>--grep</code> and <code>--author</code> arguments. If you want to use <code>--grep</code> and <code>--author</code>
to see commits that were authored by someone AND have a specific message to see commits that were authored by someone AND have a specific message
content, you have to add the <code>--all-match</code> option. In these content, you have to add the <code>--all-match</code> option. In these
examples, I'm going to use the <code>--format</code> option, so we can see examples we're going to use the <code>--format</code> option, so we can see
who the author of each commit was. who the author of each commit was.
</p> </p>
<p>If I look for the commit messages with 'p4 depo' in them, I get these <p>If we look for the commit messages with 'p4 depo' in them, we get these
three commits:</p> three commits:</p>
<pre> <pre>
@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ da4a660 Benjamin Sergeant git-p4 fails when cloning a p4 depo.
1cd5738 Simon Hausmann Make incremental imports easier to use by storing the p4 d 1cd5738 Simon Hausmann Make incremental imports easier to use by storing the p4 d
</pre> </pre>
<p>If I add a <code>--author=Hausmann</code> argument, instead of further <p>If we add a <code>--author=Hausmann</code> argument, instead of further
filtering it down to the one commit by Simon, it instead will show me all filtering it down to the one commit by Simon, it instead will show all
commits by Simon OR commits with "p4 depo" in the message:</p> commits by Simon OR commits with "p4 depo" in the message:</p>
<pre> <pre>
@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ e96e400 Simon Hausmann git-p4: Fix submit user-interface.
... ...
</pre> </pre>
<p>However, if I add a <code>--all-match</code>, I get the results I'm <p>However, adding <code>--all-match</code> will get the results you're
looking for:</p> looking for:</p>
<pre> <pre>
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the triple-dot syntax, because it will almost always give you what you want. the triple-dot syntax, because it will almost always give you what you want.
</p> </p>
<p>As a bit of an aside, you can also have git manually calculate the <p>As a bit of an aside, you can also have Git manually calculate what the
merge-base (first common ancestor commit) of any two commits would be with merge-base (first common ancestor commit) of any two commits would be with
the <code>git merge-base</code> command:</p> the <code>git merge-base</code> command:</p>
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8d585ea6faf99facd39b55d6f6a3b3f481ad0d3d 8d585ea6faf99facd39b55d6f6a3b3f481ad0d3d
</pre> </pre>
<p>So, you can do the equivalent of <code>git diff master...erlang</code> <p>You can do the equivalent of <code>git diff master...erlang</code>
by running this:</p> by running this:</p>
<pre> <pre>
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2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
</pre> </pre>
<p>I would of course recommend using the easier syntax, though.</p> <p>You may prefer using the easier syntax though.</p>
<p class="nutshell"> <p class="nutshell">

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adds <code>[url]</code> under a local remote named <code>[alias]</code>.</p> adds <code>[url]</code> under a local remote named <code>[alias]</code>.</p>
<p>For example, if we want to share our Hello World program with the world, <p>For example, if we want to share our Hello World program with the world,
we can create a new repository on a server (I'll use GitHub as an example), we can create a new repository on a server (Using GitHub as an example),
which should give you a URL, in this case "git@github.com:schacon/hw.git". which should give you a URL, in this case "git@github.com:schacon/hw.git".
To add that to our project so we can push to it and fetch updates from it To add that to our project so we can push to it and fetch updates from it
we would do this:</p> we would do this:</p>
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has no special meaning but is widely used because <code>git init</code> has no special meaning but is widely used because <code>git init</code>
sets it up by default, 'origin' is often used as a remote name because sets it up by default, 'origin' is often used as a remote name because
<code>git clone</code> sets it up by default as the cloned-from URL. In <code>git clone</code> sets it up by default as the cloned-from URL. In
this case I've decided to name my remote 'github', but I could have really this case we'll name the remote 'github', but you could name it just
named it just about anything. about anything.
</p> </p>
<h4> <h4>
@ -266,10 +266,10 @@ fatal: No such remote 'guhflub'
<p>The second command that will fetch down new data from a remote server is <p>The second command that will fetch down new data from a remote server is
<code>git pull</code>. This command will basically run a <code>git fetch</code> <code>git pull</code>. This command will basically run a <code>git fetch</code>
immediately followed by a <code>git merge</code> of the branch on that remote immediately followed by a <code>git merge</code> of the branch on that remote
that is tracked by whatever branch you are currently in. I personally don't much that is tracked by whatever branch you are currently in. Running the
like this command - I prefer running <code>fetch</code> and <code>merge</code> <code>fetch</code> and <code>merge</code> commands separately involves less magic
separately. Less magic, less problems. However, if you like this idea, you and less problems, but if you like the idea of <code>pull</code>, you can
can read about it in more detail in the read about it in more detail in the
<a target="new" href="http://git-scm.com/docs/git-pull">official docs</a>. <a target="new" href="http://git-scm.com/docs/git-pull">official docs</a>.
</p> </p>
@ -277,9 +277,9 @@ fatal: No such remote 'guhflub'
would first run <code>git fetch [alias]</code> to tell Git to fetch down all the would first run <code>git fetch [alias]</code> to tell Git to fetch down all the
data it has that you do not, then you would run <code>git merge [alias]/[branch]</code> data it has that you do not, then you would run <code>git merge [alias]/[branch]</code>
to merge into your current branch anything new you see on the server to merge into your current branch anything new you see on the server
(like if someone else has pushed in the meantime). So, if I were working on my (like if someone else has pushed in the meantime). So, if you were working on a
Hello World project with several other people and I wanted to bring in any changes Hello World project with several other people and wanted to bring in any changes
that had been pushed since I last connected, I would do something like this:</p> that had been pushed since we last connected, we would do something like this:</p>
<pre> <pre>
<b>$ git fetch github</b> <b>$ git fetch github</b>
@ -296,17 +296,17 @@ From github.com:schacon/hw
* [new branch] lisp -> github/lisp * [new branch] lisp -> github/lisp
</pre> </pre>
<p>I can see that since the last time I synchronized with this remote, five branches <p>Here we can see that since we last synchronized with this remote, five branches
have been added or updated. The 'ada' and 'lisp' branches are new, where the have been added or updated. The 'ada' and 'lisp' branches are new, where the
'master', 'c-langs' and 'java' branches have been updated. In this case, my team 'master', 'c-langs' and 'java' branches have been updated. In our example case,
is pushing proposed updates to remote branches for review before they're merged other developers are pushing proposed updates to remote branches for review before
into 'master'. they're merged into 'master'.
</p> </p>
<p>You can see the mapping that Git makes. The 'master' branch on the remote <p>You can see the mapping that Git makes. The 'master' branch on the remote
repository becomes a branch named 'github/master' locally. That way now I can repository becomes a branch named 'github/master' locally. That way you can
merge the 'master' branch on that remote into my local 'master' branch by running merge the 'master' branch on that remote into the local 'master' branch by running
<code>git merge github/master</code>. Or, I can see what new commits are on that <code>git merge github/master</code>. Or, you can see what new commits are on that
branch by running <code>git log github/master ^master</code>. If your remote branch by running <code>git log github/master ^master</code>. If your remote
is named 'origin' it would be <code>origin/master</code> instead. Almost any is named 'origin' it would be <code>origin/master</code> instead. Almost any
command you would run using local branches you can use remote branches with too. command you would run using local branches you can use remote branches with too.
@ -356,10 +356,10 @@ To git@github.com:schacon/hw.git
</pre> </pre>
<p>Pretty easy. Now if someone clones that repository they will get exactly <p>Pretty easy. Now if someone clones that repository they will get exactly
what I have committed and all of its history.</p> what we have committed and all of its history.</p>
<p>What if I have a topic branch like the 'erlang' branch we created earlier <p>What if you have a topic branch like the 'erlang' branch created earlier
and I just want to share that? You can just push that branch instead.</p> and want to share just that? You can just push that branch instead.</p>
<pre> <pre>
<b>$ git push github erlang</b> <b>$ git push github erlang</b>