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Git

Undo ‘git add’ safely ?

You can undo git add before commit with

git reset <file>
or
git reset <directory>

It will not delete any of your files

.gitignore could be useful before executing git add *

  • Step 1
touch .gitignore
  • Step 2
.DS_Store
/vendor

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Git

How to add new ssh key to github

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"
$ eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
$ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa (regular unix system)
$ ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_rsa (for macbook)

$ pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub (for macbook)

Paste key into github

$ git remote add origin [email protected]:xxxxxx/xxxxxxx.git  
$ git remote -v 
$ git push -u origin master

How to GIT ERROR: Repository not found. ?

$ git push origin master

ERROR: Repository not found.
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
Please make sure you have the correct access rights
  and the repository exists.

Solution

Critical command line to address the issue –

Ensure ssh-agent is enabled:

Start the ssh-agent in the background

eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
Categories
Technical

git pull origin master returns fatal: invalid refspec


remove lines below from .git/config[remote “origin”]


        url = [email protected]:dxxxx/xxxxxxxx.git
        fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*

Type following commands

 git remote add origin [email protected]:xxxxxx/xxx.git
 git remote -v
Categories
Operating System Version-control system

Where to find GIT command Helper ?

Successful Git Connection

ssh -Tvvv [email protected]

Copy Shh key from Macbook

pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Generate SSH Key Github

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"
$ eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
$ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa (regular unix system)
$ ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_rsa (for macbook)

$ pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub (for macbook)

Paste key into github

$ git remote add origin [email protected]:xxxxxx/xxxxxxx.git  
$ git remote -v 
$ git push -u origin master

SETUP REMOTE GIT

 git init
 git add .
 git status
 git commit -m "First commit"
 git remote add origin [email protected]:xxxxxx/xxxxxxx.git
 git remote -v
 git push -u origin master

Add Key to github

cat ~/.ssh/authorized_keys 
cat ~/.ssh/known_hosts 

SYNC GIT

git remote update

git fetch Downloads the latest from remote without trying to merge or rebase anything.

git fetch -- all

REMOVE untracked files

git clean -f -d

RESET BRANCH/FILE

-- force discard local changes —
git reset --hard origin/master 
-- force discard —
git reset --hard origin/<davidBranch_name> 
git checkout -f <localfile> 

COMMIT

git commit -m ‘My commit David Raleche’

Amend a COMMIT

git commit --amend

remove git add

git reset HEAD -file-

PUSH

git push origin <davidBranch>

CONFLICTED FILES

git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U GIT ADD git add <file> git commit -m “message of your commit” git push origin

GIT RESET ADD

git reset <file> git reset

(VERY DANGEROUS) REMOVING LAST COMMIT (VERY DANGEROUS)

git reset --soft HEAD~1
git reset --hard HEAD^

(VERY DANGEROUS)

GIT CHECKOUT SOMEONE ELSE REPO

git checkout --track origin/ECOM-307

Git Diff

git diff –name-only –diff-filter=U

Git log HELPER

git log –graph git log –oneline