Background

Let us review some of the GIT commands one will use each day.

List of Command

 

Commands

Git – help

Syntax

git --help

Sample

git --help

Output – GUI

Git – Version

Syntax

git --version

Sample

git --version

Output

Output – GUI

Output – Text

$ git --version
git version 2.29.2.windows.2

 

Git – add

Outline

Add file.

Syntax

git add [filename]

Sample

git dbo.kjv.sql

Git – rm

Outline

Remove file.

Syntax

git rm [filename]

Sample

git rm dbo.kjvduplicate.sql

Git – mv

Outline

Rename or move a file.

Syntax

git mv [filename] [filename]

git mv [filename] [directory]

Sample

git mv dbo.kjvduplicate.sql deprecated

Git – clone

Outline

Create a local repository sourced from Remote Repository

Syntax

Syntax – Basic

git clone [remote-repository]

Sample

git clone https://github.com/DanielAdeniji/Sample 

Syntax – Folder

git clone [remote-repository] [target-folder]

Sample

git clone https://github.com/DanielAdeniji/Sample sampling

Output

Output – Image

Output – Text

+ git clone https://github.com/DanielAdeniji/Sample sampling
Cloning into 'sampling'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 40, done.
remote: Total 40 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 40
Receiving objects: 100% (40/40), 6.17 KiB | 526.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (15/15), done.

Git – commit

Outline

Commit Changes locally.

Syntax

git commit

Sample

git commit -m "Added kjv.sql"

Git – push

Outline

Upload Local Repository to Remote Repository.

Syntax

git push

Sample

git push

Git – pull

Outline

Download Local Repository from Remote Repository.

Syntax

git pull

Sample

git pull

Git – reset

Outline

Rollback changes made to Local Repository.

Syntax

git reset

Sample

git reset

G

 

Git – status

Outline

Get the status of the current repository

Syntax

git status

Sample

git status

Output

Output – Image

Output – Text

$ git status
On branch master
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/master'.

Changes to be committed:
(use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
modified: gitAdd.cmd

Untracked files:
(use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)

Explanation

1. Modified Files
   • gitAdd.cmd

 

Git – log

Outline

Read out the log of changes

1. Basic
   • git log
2. Filter by author
   • Info
     • The person who issued git add, git rm
   • Syntax
     • git log –author
       • git log –author=<author-id>
3. Filter By Committer
   • Info
     • The person who issued git commit
   • Syntax
     • git log –committer
       • git log –committer=<committer-id>
   • Metadata
     • Filtering ID:- Author ID, Committer ID
       • IDs are case sensitive
         • LarryScott and lscott are different
       • Part ( Substring ) matches
         • Larry will match LarryScott and LarryBrown
4. Filter by date
   • Info
     • Filter by date before and after
   • Syntax
     • git log –after
       • git log –after=<date>
   • Sample
     • git log — after 2020-12-01
   • Metadata
     • date’s syntax is YYYY-MM-DD ( ISO )

Syntax

git log

Sample

Sample – Basic

git log

Sample – Filter by Author

 

git log --author=DanielAdeniji

Output

Output – Image

Explanation

Git Log Mode

Image

Explanation

1. When you enter “git log” you are taking into a command mode
2. Please enter the letter q to exit the command mode

 

Filter by Date – Before

Syntax

Syntax – Before

 

git log --before YYYY-MM-DD 

Output

Filter by Date After

Syntax – Filter by Date After

 

git log --after YYYY-MM-DD 

Sample – Filter by Date After

 

git log --after 2020-12-01

Output

Output – Image

 

List log – Single Line at a time

Syntax – oneline

 

git log --oneline 

Sample – oneline

 

git log --oneline

Output

Output – Image

 

 

List log – Pretty

Syntax – pretty

 

git log --pretty=format:"<format>" 

Sample – pretty

 

git log --pretty=format:"%n, %ar : %s"

Output

Output – Image

 

 

Git – Show

Outline

Shows log messages and textual differences between versions.

Syntax

git show

Sample

git show

Output

Output – Image

Explanation

Git Log Mode

Image

Explanation

1. When you enter “git show” you are taking into a command mode
2. Please enter the letter q to exit the command mode

 

References

1. Aaron Tabor
   • The Geek Stuff
     • 10 Essential Git Log Command Examples on Linux to View Commits
       Link
2. Git-SCM
   • Git Show
     Link
   • Git Move
     Link