Quick reference

Key Points

What is Git/GitHub?	Version control helps track changes to files and projects Git and GitHub are not the same
Getting started with GitHub Desktop	Git repositories contain metadata about files under version control This metadata enables us to track changes to files over time
Working with Public Repositories	remote repositories on GitHub help you collaborate and share your work
GitHub Pages	GitHub Pages offer an automated way to create a website that is version controlled and accessible for collaboration Collaborating on a GitHub Pages website uses the same Git/GitHub workflow you learned for collaborating via a GitHub repository

pwd

print working directory

ls

list directory :

cd

change directory

mkdir: make directory
cat: send file or files to output (in most cases, print to shell)
head: output first parts of a file or files
tail: output last parts of a file or files
mv: rename or move a file or files. Syntax for renaming a file: mv FILENAME NEWFILENAME
cp: copy a file or files. Syntax: cp FILENAME NEWFILENAME
>: redirect output. Syntax with cat: cat FILENAME1 FILENAME2 > NEWFILENAME
rm: remove a file or files. NB: USE WITH CAUTION!!!

Git cheat sheet handouts:

git init: create a new local git repository
git status: view the status of your files in the working directory and staging area
git add: tell git to start tracking a file, or a series of files
git commit: save file changes from the staging area permanently to the project history
git push: upload all commits to a remote repository, such as GitHub
git log: show history of commits in reverse chronological order
git diff: show changes made to tracked files
git pull: download upstream changes and merge them into your local repository
git remote add origin: add a remote repository named ‘origin’, to upload changes to or download changes from