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$ tar xzf project.tar.gz
$ cd project
-$ git init-db
+$ git init
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Git will reply
You've now initialized the working directory--you may notice a new
directory created, named ".git". Tell git that you want it to track
-every file under the current directory with (notice the dot '.'
-that means the current directory):
+every file under the current directory (note the '.') with:
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$ git add .
will prompt you for a commit message, then record the current state
of all the files to the repository.
+Making changes
+--------------
+
Try modifying some files, then run
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make a commit, like this:
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-$ git add file1 file...
+$ git add file1 file2 file3
$ git commit
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This will again prompt your for a message describing the change, and then
-record the new versions of the files you listed. It is cumbersome
-to list all files and you can say `git commit -a` (which stands for 'all')
-instead of running `git add` beforehand.
+record the new versions of the files you listed.
+
+Alternatively, instead of running `git add` beforehand, you can use
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$ git commit -a
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+which will automatically notice modified (but not new) files.
+
A note on commit messages: Though not required, it's a good idea to
begin the commit message with a single short (less than 50 character)
line summarizing the change, followed by a blank line and then a more
will show a nice graphical representation of the resulting history.
+At this point you could delete the experimental branch with
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git branch -d experimental
+------------------------------------------------
+
+This command ensures that the changes in the experimental branch are
+already in the current branch.
+
If you develop on a branch crazy-idea, then regret it, you can always
delete the branch with
$ git show experimental # the tip of the "experimental" branch
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-Every commit has at least one "parent" commit, which points to the
-previous state of the project:
+Every commit usually has one "parent" commit
+which points to the previous state of the project:
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$ git show HEAD^ # to see the parent of HEAD
$ git diff v2.5:Makefile HEAD:Makefile.in
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-You can also use "git cat-file -p" to see any such file:
+You can also use "git show" to see any such file:
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-$ git cat-file -p v2.5:Makefile
+$ git show v2.5:Makefile
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