By: Daniel Oh
Updated: 7/6/2017
As an open source distributed version control system, there are many ways to use Git. Cheap local branching, convenient staging areas, and multiple workflows are just a few of the features Git offers developers. In this cheat sheet, author Daniel Oh explains how to use this tool.
This cheat sheet explains how to:
Install Git projects.
Learn the Git commands sequence.
Use the Git command line interface (CLI).
Quickstart using Git.
Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.
Git is easy to learn and has a tiny footprint with lightning fast performance. It outclasses SCM tools like Subversion, CVS, Perforce, and ClearCase with features like cheap local branching, convenient staging areas, and multiple workflows.
Local changes
# Changed files in your working directory
$ git status
# Changes to tracked files
$ git commit
# Add all current changes to the next commit
$ git add .
