Git & GitHub

Git is a popular version control system for developers to manage and collaborate on code. It runs on the command line or Anaconda Prompt.

Terms:

Term	Description
git	A command line program used to track file changes and collaborate on code with others.
repo	A repository is a directory and its contents.
local repo	A directory and its contents on your computer that git knows about.
remote repo	A directory and its contents stored in the cloud that git knows about.

Options:

Command	Description
git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git	Copy a remote repo from GitHub.com into a local directory.
git init	Create a new local repo in the current folder.
git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo.git	Link a local repo to a remote repo on GitHub.com.
git add .	Add all files and changes to the local repo.
git commit -m "commit message"	Commit the changes in the local repo with the message “commit message”.
git push origin master	Push local changes up to the remote repo.
git pull origin master	Pull down the version in the remote repo into the local repo.