Git cheet sheet Setting up a new repo https://www.atlassian.com/git from within the folder you want to make a repo

Create a new repository on the command line¶

touch README.md
git init
git add README.md
git commit -m "first commit"
git remote add origin git@github.com:alexpchin/<reponame>.git
git push -u origin master

Push an existing repository from the command line¶

git remote add origin git@github.com:alexpchin/<reponame>.git
git push -u origin master

View items to commit

git status

Workflow¶

checkout with branch name/what you are doing
1. branch name can be a short description of what is being worked on
2. without the -b git looks for an existing
```
git checkout -b 'branch name'
```
Make changes to my file
1. git status will make file text red in git status - not ready to commit
Verify the files I want to push to github with "git status" from within file
```
 git status
```
git add 'path where the files live'
1. git status will turn text green - ready to commit
```
 git add 'filename'
```
git commit -m 'comment on the commit' for short messages
1. git commit - alone will give you an editor for more verbose messges
2. This will clear the working tree
```
git commit -m "updated README"
```
git log will show commits before pushing
```
git log
```
Push changes to Github
1. will generate a link in shell to GitHub
2. this will push the change to github
3. enter notes and click create pull request
```
git push -u origin HEAD
```
check 'files changed' tab to view changes before merging PR
click Merge pull request
click Confirm Merge
Checkout the master branch
```
git checkout master
```
git pull to the latest master branch from GitHub
```
git pull
```