When you are working inside a Git repository it is important to realize what is the currently checked out Git branch. You can make it easier to track where you are, by showing the name of the current Git branch in the terminal (command prompt). In the almost any Linux distribution, including Ubuntu and CentOS, […]
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Git – The Basic Workflow
Git is a version control system (VCS) that allows to keep track of the changes made to a project over time. Git records the changes you make to a project, stores those changes and then allows you to reference them as needed. From the following article you will learn what does the basic Git workflow […]
Git – Undo All Uncommitted Changes
Lets say you have been working on a project that is tracked by Git and suddenly realized that you did something wrong. You have some not yet committed changes and you want to undo everything. In particular you want to delete all newly created files and folders and restore all modified or deleted. In short […]
Git – Particular File Change History
Let say you have a file that is tracked by Git and has a commit history. Some day you will want to look back to see what has happened with this file. The most basic and powerful tool to do this is the git log command. Using the different options, it can show the commit […]