Github.md

🚀 Complete GitHub Commands Guide

🧱 1. Initial Setup (First Time Only)

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your@email.com"
git config --list

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📁 2. Create / Initialize Repository

Start a new repo

git init

Clone existing repo

git clone https://github.com/username/repo.git

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📦 3. Basic Workflow

git status
git add .
git commit -m "your message"

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🌐 4. Connect to GitHub

git remote add origin https://github.com/username/repo.git
git remote -v

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🚀 5. Push Code

First push

git branch -M main
git push -u origin main

Next pushes

git push

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⬇️ 6. Pull Latest Code

git pull origin main

Recommended

git pull origin main --rebase

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🔄 7. Daily Workflow (Best Practice)

git pull origin main --rebase
git add .
git commit -m "update"
git push

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🌿 8. Branching

git branch feature-branch
git checkout feature-branch

Create + switch

git checkout -b feature-branch

Modern way

git switch feature-branch

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🔀 9. Merge Branch

git checkout main
git merge feature-branch

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❌ 10. Undo Changes

Unstage file

git reset file.py

Undo last commit (keep changes)

git reset --soft HEAD~1

Undo last commit (delete changes)

git reset --hard HEAD~1

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⚠️ 11. Force Push

git push origin main --force

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🔍 12. View Logs

git log
git log --oneline

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📂 13. Remove Files

git rm file.py
git commit -m "removed file"

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🧹 14. .gitignore Example

.env
venv/
__pycache__/
node_modules/
models/

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🔗 15. Fix Common Errors

Rejected push

git pull origin main --rebase
git push

Change remote URL

git remote remove origin
git remote add origin NEW_URL

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🧠 16. Advanced Commands

Stash changes

git stash
git stash pop

Check differences

git diff

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🎯 Quick Cheat Sheet

git pull origin main --rebase
git add .
git commit -m "update"
git push