GIT - getting started

Git is a version control system (VCS) for code. It is used to keep track of revisions and allow a development team to work together on a project through branches. This fast guide has the scope of show an overview of git using the command line interface (CLI). 

To begin with a clone a remote repository in your directory:

$ git clone http://<username>@<repository_url>

From your directory you can switch branch with:

$ git checkout <branch_name>

If you want create a new local branch:

$ git checkout -b <branch_name>

To show the current branch:

$ git branch

The command shows the branch list and the current branch is that with *. For the status about the files changed

$ git status

When a file has some changes, you can revert your changes with:

$ git checkout -- <file_with_changes>

or you can add it to commit file list:

$ git add <file_with_changes>

now you can commit the file in your local repository:

$ git commit -m "your comment"

To update the local repository with the remote repository:

$ git pull

For merge from a branch with the current branch:

$ git merge <branch_target>

To update the branch on remote repository

$ git push origin <your_branch>

To create a local tag

$ git tag <tag_name>

To add a local tag in remote repository

$ git push origin <tag_name>