Version Control Using Git

What are the 4 storage locations Git uses?

Workspace, index, local repository, remote repository

What command do you use to create a local repository?

git init

What is the local repository?

A copy of the remote repository

What is the index?

Part of the local repository, Stores the list of files and tracks changes

What is the workspace?

The folder where work is done

What command do you use to copy a remote repositories files to your local repository?

git clone

What command do you use to set git config values?

git config

What command do you use to tell the index to add a file to the next commit?

git add

What command do you use to update the local repository and the workspace?

git pull

What command do you use to update only the local repository?

git fetch

What command do you use to move files that also notifies the index?

git mv

What command do you use to copy files that also notifies the index?

git cp

What command do you use to create a file/directory delete request? When is the delete request actually completed?

git rm, the next commit

What command do you use to display the files that have changed that haven’t been added to the local index?

git status

What file do you edit to make git ignore certain files/directories?

.gitignore

What is it called when a file is added to the next commit?

Staging

What command do you use to save the changes you’ve indexed to the local repository?

git commit

What command do you use to send your commits to the remote repository?

git push

What command do you use to merge changes from the remote repository?

git merge

What command do you use to display a list of all commits?

git log