X-Git-Url: https://git.phdru.name/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=pep-git.txt;h=6a9f20b2371c9cb813d6268f946c2d9011012fda;hb=a6d17ba08116f8da6ab854e3913c2ab10c9a7aea;hp=8aa472cd7a3ac23a6549ffdf2eb6eae732147191;hpb=6ac5e8abf4fcf720b730dc946353bd9727bc2a14;p=git-wiki.git diff --git a/pep-git.txt b/pep-git.txt index 8aa472c..6a9f20b 100644 --- a/pep-git.txt +++ b/pep-git.txt @@ -85,16 +85,13 @@ MacOS X: use git installed with `XCode `_ or install git with `Homebrew `_: ``brew install git``. -`Atlassins's SourceTree `_ is a free -Git and Mercurial GUI client for Windows or Mac. - Initial configuration --------------------- This simple code is often appears in documentation, but it is -important so let repeat it here. Git marks every commit with author -and committer names/emails, so configure your real name and preferred -email:: +important so let repeat it here. Git stores author and committer +names/emails in every commit, so configure your real name and +preferred email:: $ git config --global user.name "User Name" $ git config --global user.email user.name@example.org @@ -226,6 +223,20 @@ that non-current branch and then merge:: # rebase instead of merge $ git merge v1 +If you have not yet pushed commits on ``v1``, though, the scenario has +to become a bit more complex. Git refuses to update +non-fast-forwardable branch, and you don't want to do force-pull +because that would remove your non-pushed commits and you would need +to recover. So you want to rebase ``v1`` but you cannot rebase +non-current branch. Hence, checkout ``v1`` and rebase it before +merging:: + + $ git checkout v1 + $ git pull --rebase origin v1 + $ git checkout v2 + $ git pull --rebase origin v2 + $ git merge v1 + It is possible to configure git to make it fetch/pull a few branches or all branches at once, so you can simply run @@ -297,7 +308,7 @@ during fetch/pull. To fetch all tags (and commits they point to) run ``git fetch --tags origin``. To fetch some specific tags fetch them explicitly:: - $ git fetch origin tag NAME1 tag NAME2... + $ git fetch origin tag TAG1 tag TAG2... For example:: @@ -310,6 +321,8 @@ pushed). To push tags list them explicitly:: $ git push origin tag 1.4.2 $ git push origin v1 v2 tag 2.1.7 +Don't move tags with ``git tag -f`` after they have been published. + Commit editing and caveats ========================== @@ -363,20 +376,6 @@ How to undo a merge https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/howto/revert-a-faulty-merge.html -Advanced topics -=============== - -Staging area ------------- - -Staging area aka index is a distinguishing feature of git. See -`WhatIsTheIndex -`_ and -`IndexCommandQuickref -`_ in Git -Wiki. - - Merge or rebase? ================ @@ -396,6 +395,20 @@ ReReRe https://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Tools-Rerere +Advanced topics +=============== + +Staging area +------------ + +Staging area aka index is a distinguishing feature of git. See +`WhatIsTheIndex +`_ and +`IndexCommandQuickref +`_ in Git +Wiki. + + Advanced configuration ====================== @@ -416,9 +429,17 @@ TODO: dangling objects, git gc, git repack. Tips and tricks =============== +TODO: sticky options; example: git grep -O. + TODO: bash/zsh completion, bash/zsh prompt. +git on server +============= + +TODO: anonymous access; git over ssh; gitolite; gitweb; cgit; gitlab. + + From Mercurial to git =====================