GIT - Coursera - IBM

Question 1

create a new local repository

Answer 1

git init

Question 2

create and add a file to the repo

Answer 2

git add

Question 3

commit changes

Answer 3

git commit

Question 4

create a branch

Answer 4

git branch

Question 5

switch to a branch

Answer 5

git checkout

Question 6

check the status of files changed

Answer 6

git status

Question 7

review recent commits

Answer 7

git log

Question 8

revert changes

Answer 8

git revert

Question 9

get a list of branches and active branch

Answer 9

git branch

Question 10

merge changes in your active branch into another branch

Answer 10

git merge

Question 11

What is stored on the master or main branch?

Files which contain documentation only
The original, unchanged version of the code
The deployable version of the project code
All the project files, including files from forks

Answer 11

The deployable version of the project code

Question 12

Which Git command transfers changes from your local repository to the remote repository?

git-pull
git-push
git-fetch
git-remote

Answer 12

git-push

Question 13

When would you fork a project?

To create a backup of the master branch of the project
To give a new user permissions to the project
To use an existing repository as the base for a new project
To add a branch to an existing tree in the project

Answer 13

To use an existing repository as the base for a new project

Forking allows you to modify or extend a repository without affecting the original repository. Frequently, developers use forking to take an existing repository and make it the starting point for your new project.

Question 14

Which GitHub developer command prepares an email submission in a form appropriate for a Linux kernel-style public workflow?

git-send-email
git-request-email
git-format-patch
git-request-pull

Answer 14

git-format-patch

Question 15

Which Git command can a repository administrator use to allow anonymous downloads from the repository?

git-shell
git-remote
git-daemon
git-am

Answer 15

git-daemon

Question 16

What happens if you make a change on a repository branch that you don’t own?

GitHub generates an error message.
GitHub undoes the changes.
GitHub makes a pull request.
GitHub issues a push request for the owner.

Answer 16

GitHub makes a pull request.

GitHub automatically makes a pull request on your behalf if you make a change on a repository branch that you do not own.

Question 17

You need to run three commands to push local changes to the GitHub repository. What is the third command?

git-remove -v
git-push
git-add
git-commit -m

Answer 17

git-push

Question 18

What are three commonly used commands for working with remote repositories?

open, edit, push
push, pull, fetch
open, close, send
create, delete, copy

Answer 18

push, pull, fetch

Question 19

When managing forks, which command can you use to fetch and merge the remote branch in a single step?

git-fetch upstream
git-merge upstream/master
git-pull downstream
git-pull upstream

Answer 19

git-pull upstream

When managing forks, you can use the git-pull upstream command to fetch and merge the remote branch in a single step.

Question 20

Which command can a repository administrator use to allow anonymous downloads from repositories?

git-shell
git-am
git-daemon
git-rerere

Answer 20

git-daemon