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Git basic Commands for Beginners

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Git Topics

  1. Initializing a Git Repository
    • Creating a New Branch
    • Initializing a Local Git Repository
  2. Adding and Committing Changes
    • Adding Files to Staging Area
    • Committing Changes to Local Repository
  3. Creating and Managing Branches
    • Switching to a Newly Created Branch
    • Creating and Renaming Branches
  4. Connecting to Remote Repositories
    • Adding a Remote Repository
    • Pushing Changes to Remote Repositories
  5. Git Configuration
    • Setting User Information
    • Global Configuration Options
  6. Advanced Git Commands
    • Viewing Commit History
    • Inspecting Changes with git show
    • Resolving Conflicts

Git Commands

Creating a New Branch

To switch to a newly created branch:

git checkout -b <branch-name>
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Initializing a Local Git Repository

Create a new project directory:

mkdir newproject
cd newproject
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Create a new file (README.md in this example):

echo "# create new file #" >> README.md
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Initialize Git in the local repository:

git init
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Adding and Committing Changes

Add the file to the staging area:

git add README.md
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Commit changes to the local repository:

git commit -m "first commit"
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Creating and Pushing to Main Branch

Create the main branch:

git branch -M main
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Connect to a remote repository and push changes:

git remote add origin <remote-url>
git push -u origin main
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Practice Task

Jenkins and Selenium Setup

Jenkins Status Check

To check Jenkins status:

sudo service jenkins status
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Selenium Installation

Locate Selenium:

locate selenium
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Install Selenium:

sudo apt install mlocate
sudo apt-get update
sudo pip install selenium
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Git Configuration

Setting Git User Information

Configure Git with your username and email:

git config --global user.name "temp"
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
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Additional Git Commands

  • Initialize a Git repository:
git init
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Check repository status:

git status
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View commit history:

git log
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Push changes to a remote repository:

git push -u origin master
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