Dan
Posted on March 23, 2019
On the command line git help is very useful if you need a quick reference. But if you have ever tried using it, there's a lot of information.
Use the -h option for quick, simple reference
Try appending the -h option on commands to print out a simplified reference. Like this:
git checkout -h
Use git help all by itself
Type in git help in the command line and you get a list of common Git commands with a quick description.
Use git help -g for Guides
Some may not know that these guides exist within git help:
〉 git help -g
The common Git guides are:
attributes Defining attributes per path
cli Git command-line interface and conventions
core-tutorial A Git core tutorial for developers
cvs-migration Git for CVS users
diffcore Tweaking diff output
everyday A useful minimum set of commands for Everyday Git
glossary A Git Glossary
hooks Hooks used by Git
ignore Specifies intentionally untracked files to ignore
modules Defining submodule properties
namespaces Git namespaces
repository-layout Git Repository Layout
revisions Specifying revisions and ranges for Git
tutorial A tutorial introduction to Git
tutorial-2 A tutorial introduction to Git: part two
workflows An overview of recommended workflows with Git
'git help -a' and 'git help -g' list available subcommands and some
concept guides. See 'git help <command>' or 'git help <concept>'
to read about a specific subcommand or concept.
For example, try:
git help glossary
Have a great day!
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Dan
Posted on March 23, 2019
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