Git Quick Reference

I don’t use Git everyday, but when I do, I use these commands, and when I do, I promptly forget them.

First set up the repo in Github then push into the remote repo.

Desired Outcome	Command	Notes
Display the version	git –version
Create a new local repo	git init
Identify yourself via name and email address and these will show up in the git commits.	git config –global user.name “Johann Bach” git config –global user.email “johann.bach@harpsichord.com”	use git config –local to modify the local repo
Update the index with all files in the working tree	git add –all
Limit how long credentials are cached.	git config credential.helper ‘cache –timeout 900’	git config credential.helper cache git push http://example.com/repo.git Username: Password: [work for 5 more minutes] git push http://example.com/repo.git [your credentials are used automatically]
Store your repo credentials indefinately	git config credential.helper store	git config credential.helper store git push http://example.com/repo.git Username: Password: [several days later] git push http://example.com/repo.git [your credentials are used automatically]
Exit git early, forgetting all cached credentials	git credential-cache exit
	git commit -m “Insert Commit Message Here”
	git status
	git push
	git config credential.helper ‘store –file ~/.git-credentials’	Research this one a bit more.
	vi .gitconfig