GIT Memorize

Question 1

XML, JSON, YAML - Which one is “hefty” and not very human readable?

Answer 1

XML

Question 2

XML, JSON, YAML - Mostly used for transmitting data between server and a web page

Answer 2

JSON

Question 3

XML, JSON, YAML - syntax uses curly braces, square brackets, and quotes for its data representation

Answer 3

JSON

Question 4

Git check staus

Answer 4

Git status

Question 5

Initialize a local git repo

Answer 5

Git init

Question 6

Git add files to staging area

Answer 6

Git add. Or git add -A

Question 7

Git commit changes

Answer 7

Git commit -m “stuff”

Question 8

Git remove a file or folder

Answer 8

Git rm -r [filename]

Question 9

List branches

Answer 9

Git branch

Question 10

List all branches local and remote

Answer 10

Git branch -a

Question 11

Create a new branch

Answer 11

git branch [branch name]

Question 12

Delete a branch

Answer 12

git branch -d [branch name]

Question 13

Delete a remote branch

Answer 13

git push origin –delete [branch name]

Question 14

Create a new branch and switch to it

Answer 14

git checkout -b [branch name]

Question 15

Clone a remote branch and switch to it

Answer 15

git checkout -b [branch name] origin/[branch name]

Question 16

Rename a local branch

Answer 16

git branch -m [old branch name] [new branch name]

Question 17

Switch to a branch

Answer 17

git checkout [branch name]

Question 18

Switch to the branch last checked out

Answer 18

git checkout -

Question 19

Discard changes to a file

Answer 19

git checkout – [file-name.txt]

Question 20

Merge a branch into the active branch

Answer 20

git merge [branch name]

Question 21

Merge a branch into a target branch

Answer 21

git merge [source branch] [target branch]

Question 22

Stash changes in a dirty working directory

Answer 22

git stash

Question 23

Remove all stashed entries

Answer 23

git stash clear

Question 24

Push a branch to your remote repository

Answer 24

git push origin [branch name]

Question 25

Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)

Answer 25

git push -u origin [branch name]

Question 26

Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch)

Answer 26

git push

Question 27

Delete a remote branch

Answer 27

git push origin –delete [branch name]

Question 28

Update local repository to the newest commit

Answer 28

git pull

Question 29

Pull changes from remote repository

Answer 29

git pull origin [branch name]

Question 30

Add a remote repository

Answer 30

git remote add origin ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git

Question 31

Set a repository’s origin branch to SSH

Answer 31

git remote set-url origin ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git

Question 32

View changes

Answer 32

git log

Question 33

View changes (detailed)

Answer 33

git log –summary

Question 34

View changes (briefly)

Answer 34

git log –oneline

Question 35

Preview changes before merging

Answer 35

git diff [source branch] [target branch]