GIT in command lines

Cloning Master and check available branches

First download the repository and then list branches


Step 1 :   Run bellow command to set console configurations and change your directory to download location
               Command : git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
               Command : git config --global user.name "Your Name"
               Command : cd ~/Desktop

Step 2 : Enter git command. Make sure to put .git at the end of your repository
           
              Command : git clone https://your-git-server/your-project/testrepository.git

              Output : Cloning into 'testrepository'...

Step 3 : Enter username and password of your git account

Step 4 : Check console output

remote: Enumerating objects: 273, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (273/273), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (120/120), done.
remote: Total 273 (delta 79), reused 233 (delta 60)
Receiving objects: 100% (273/273), 89.99 KiB | 415.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (79/79), done.

Step 5 : Check the download directory

Step 6 : Change your directory to downloaded repository location
               Command : cd testrepository

Step 7 : List branches
               Command : git branch -al

Step 8 : Check output for if branches are available

* master
  remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master
  remotes/origin/master
  remotes/origin/testrepository

           

Updating Master Branch

 Step 1:  Run bellow command to set console configurations and change directory to the downloaded directory
               Command : git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
               Command : git config --global user.name "Your Name"
               Command : cd ~/Desktop/testrepository

 Step 2 : Change some file contents, add or delete files.

 Step 3:  Update changes by bellow command.
                Command :  git add .

 Step 4:  Commit the code with proper comment.
                Command : git commit -m "Updated properties"

 Step 5:  Check console output
                [master 5ca1aa2] Updated properties
                1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

 Step 6: Push changes to remote repository
               Command : git push -u origin

 Step 7: Enter username and password and check console output

Username :
Password :
Counting objects: 3, done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done.
Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 322 bytes | 322.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 3 (delta 1), reused 0 (delta 0)
To https://your-git-server/your-project/testrepository.git
   371609a..5ca1aa2  master -> master
Branch 'master' set up to track remote branch 'master' from 'origin'.


Cloning a branch


 Step 1:  Run bellow command to set console configurations and change directory to the downloaded directory
             Command :  git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
             Command : git config --global user.name "Your Name"
             Command : cd ~/Desktop

Step 2 : Clone the branch
             Command : git clone -b 

             Example     : git clone -b testbarnchname https://your-git-server/your-project/testrepository.git

Step 3: Enter username and password of your git repository

Cloning into 'testbranch'...
Username :
Password  :

Step 4: Check output


remote: Enumerating objects: 290, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (290/290), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (125/125), done.
remote: Total 290 (delta 71), reused 227 (delta 53)
Receiving objects: 100% (290/290), 87.84 KiB | 1022.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (71/71), done.



Updating a branch


 Step 1:  Run bellow command to set console configurations and change directory to the downloaded directory
               Command : git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
               Command : git config --global user.name "Your Name"
               Command : cd ~/Desktop/testbranch

 Step 2 : Change some file contents, add or delete files.

 Step 3:  Update changes by bellow command.
                Command :  git add .

 Step 4:  Commit the code with proper comment.
                Command : git commit -m "Updated properties"

 Step 5:  Check console output
                [master 5ca1aa2] Updated properties
                1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

 Step 6: Push changes to remote repository
               Command : git push -u origin testbarnchname

 Step 7: Enter username and password and check console output

Username :
Password :

Step 8 : Check console output

Counting objects: 3, done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done.
Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 319 bytes | 319.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 3 (delta 1), reused 0 (delta 0)
remote:
remote: To create a merge request for testbranch, visit:
remote:
To https://your-git-server/your-project/testrepository.git
   1524205..cd1eb7b  testbranch -> testbranch
Branch 'testbranch' set up to track remote branch 'testbranch' from 'origin'.