GitHub once and for all

Git and GitHub, at first, can be a little frustrating. Complex commands, Git running locally and the GitHub platform. I feel you... So, here is the easiest way (I know) to work with Git and GitHub repositories.

Clone, update, commit and push code to GitHub from the Terminal

Go to the GitHub repository you need work and copy the .git address, which is usually https://github.com/yourUserID/yourRepoName.git and head to the terminal.

Inside the Terminal, browse to the folder you wish to save the repository and type git clone + .git URL. Just like this:

git clone https://github.com/petry078/spellblog.git

Change directory to the repository you just cloned, with: cd + repositoryName.

cd spellblog

And open everything that it is inside the folder on Visual Studio Code, with: code .

Update and change what is needed and go back to the terminal to start the commit process.

First, run git status and read the results. If everything is correct, add every file to the commit, with: git add .

And then git commit -m "commit description" to write the commit.

To upload the commit, just run git push.

It may ask for you to authenticate the access to your GitHub account, with user and password. For this to work, you need to have a token configured and use the token as your password. Learn more about GitHub tokens and how to create one here!

The git push must return a message of success with the link of the repository you just pushed the commit. Click on it and check if it's all there.

Its nice to check. I've losted files in this process before...

Working with branches

• git clone URL
• cd repositoryName
• git status
• git checkout -b NewBranch
• code .
• Make your changes.
• git add .
• git commit -m "commit description"
• git push --set-upstream origin NewBranch

This last command will bring the pull request page ready to pull it to main branch.

• Create a pull request for "NewBranch" on GitHub by visiting "URL";
• Create Pull Request;
• Merge Pull Request;
• Confirm merge;
• Delete branch.

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Git commands used

git status
git clone gitURL
git checkout -b NewBranch
git add .
git commit -m "commit description"
git push
git push --set-upstream origin NewBranch