Git Tutorial

Installation:

Windows: https://git-scm.com/download/win

Not Windows:

1. Open up terminal

2. Depending on your operating system, type in the following command:

               Mac - brew install git

               Ubuntu - sudo apt-get install git

               Fedora - sudo dnf install git

Git Workflows:

Essential Git Commands:

1. git clone <link> - Clone a remote repository into your working directory. 
       Ex. git clone https://github.com/RIT-Launch-Initiative/2020-SPICA-Flight-Computer.git
   
   

2. git pull - get updates from the remote repository directly.

3. git add <file> - add modified files to the staging area.
      Ex. git add . or git add src/main.c

4. git commit -m "commit message" - add all files from the staging area to the local repository.

5. git push - add all committed files from the local repository to the remote repository.

6. git branch -a - view all git branches

7. git checkout <branch_name> - switch to a new development branch
      Ex. git checkout my_branch