git

Question 1

How to download a single file from github.com?

Answer 1

Locate file in browser
- click on raw button
- copy the raw URL from browser
curl -o local_file_name raw_url

Question 2

git: how do u move files to different directories?

Answer 2

git mv fileName /new/folder/name

Question 3

git: How to create a new branch, which is a copy of existing branch?

Answer 3

git branch new_branch_name

git checkout new_branch_name

Question 4

git: How to create an empty git repository?

Answer 4

git init

a directory by name .git will be created in present directory.

Question 5

git: How to list all branches?

Answer 5

git branch