Git Commands

Question 0

Add current working directory to the repository

Answer 0

git add .

Question 1

Initialize a Git repository

Answer 1

git init

Question 2

What command do you use to see what file was changed in your repository since the last commit

Answer 2

git status

Question 3

Commit staged changes with a message

Answer 3

git commit -m ‘[message goes here]’

Question 4

Track new file or stage file for commit

Answer 4

git add [file name]

Question 5

Stage and commit all changes

Answer 5

git commit -a

Question 6

What commas do you use to list the branches of a repository?

Answer 6

git branch

Question 7

Switch branch

Answer 7

git checkout [branch name]

Question 8

Merge branch to current working branch

Answer 8

git merge [branch name]

Question 9

What command would you use to delete a branch label

Answer 9

git branch -d [branch name]

Question 10

Stage and commit all changes with a message

Answer 10

git commit -am ‘[message goes here]’

Question 11

Who would you upload changes from a repository named origin from your computer to a Github repository named master?

Answer 11

Git push origin master

Question 12

Who would you download changes from a GitHub repository called upstream to a master repository in your computer?

Answer 12

Git pull upstream master

Question 13

How do you view the commits history of the repository you are working on?

Answer 13

git log

Question 14

What command is used to compare to commits in git

Answer 14

git diff [commit id] [commit id]

Question 15

How would you check what are the differences between the working area and the staging area

Answer 15

git diff

Question 16

How would you check what are the differences between the staging area and the latest commit

Answer 16

git diff –staged

Question 17

After checking an older commit, how do you get back to the current commit with out knowing its ID?

Answer 17

git checkout master

Question 18

Who do you create a new branch in a repository?

Answer 18

git branch [branch name]

Question 19

Who would you create and move to a new branch using a single command?

Answer 19

git checkout -b [new branch]

Question 20

How would you merge a branch called new_feature in to the master branch

Answer 20

git merge master new_feature

Question 21

What command will list all remote repositories connected to the repository you are in?

Answer 21

git remote

Question 22

Who do you connect a remote repository to your repository?

Answer 22

git remote add [remote name] [remote url]

Question 23

What command will print the urls of your remote repository that you push to and pull from?

Answer 23

git remote -v

Question 24

Who do you upload data to a remote git repository?

Answer 24

git push [remote name] [branch name]

Question 25

Who do you download changes from a remote git repository?

Answer 25

git pull [remote name] [branch name]

Question 26

How would you copy a repository from GitHub to your computer and set it as a remote?

Answer 26

git clone [github url]

Question 27

Which command will show the local copies of remote branches?

Answer 27

git branch -a

Question 28

Add change to previous commit

Answer 28

git commit –amend