If you want to start using Git and GitLab, make sure that you have created and/or signed into an account on GitLab.
Depending on your operating system, you will need to use a shell of your preference. Here are some suggestions:
Terminal on Mac OSX
GitBash on Windows
Linux Terminal on Linux
Git is usually preinstalled on Mac and Linux.
Type the following command and then press enter:
git --version
You should receive a message that will tell you which Git version you have on your computer. If you don’t receive a "Git version" message, it means that you need to download Git.
If Git doesn't automatically download, there's an option on the website to download manually. Then follow the steps on the installation window.
After you are finished installing, open a new shell and type "git --version" again to verify that it was correctly installed.
It is important to configure your Git username and email address as every Git commit will use this information to identify you as the author.
On your shell, type the following command to add your username:
git config --global user.name "YOUR_USERNAME"
Then verify that you have the correct username:
git config --global user.name
To set your email address, type the following command:
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
To verify that you entered your email correctly, type:
git config --global user.email
You'll need to do this only once as you are using the --global
option. It tells Git to always use this information for anything you do on that system. If you want to override this with a different username or email address for specific projects, you can run the command without the --global
option when you’re in that project.
To view the information that you entered, type:
git config --global --list
git checkout master
This is for you to work on an up-to-date copy (it is important to do every time you work on a project), while you setup tracking branches.
git pull REMOTE NAME-OF-BRANCH -u
(REMOTE: origin) (NAME-OF-BRANCH: could be "master" or an existing branch)
Spaces won't be recognized, so you will need to use a hyphen or underscore.
git checkout -b NAME-OF-BRANCH
git checkout NAME-OF-BRANCH
It's important to be aware of what's happening and what's the status of your changes.
git status
You'll see your changes in red when you type "git status".
git add CHANGES IN RED
git commit -m "DESCRIBE THE INTENTION OF THE COMMIT"
git push REMOTE NAME-OF-BRANCH
git checkout .
git clean -f
You need to be in the created branch.
git checkout NAME-OF-BRANCH
git merge master
You need to be in the master branch.
git checkout master
git merge NAME-OF-BRANCH