Git notes

Notes for some git commands outside of usual pull/add/commit/push.
Worth noting that we run our own public/private Git repositories using Gogs.
See also the Git documentation.

Get URL of my repo

$ cd /repo/dir
$ git config --get remote.origin.url
ssh://user@server/whatdidilearn.today.git

Create new branch

Do some work in /repo/dir (e.g. deleted _config.yml) then create new branch.

$ git checkout -b hugo
D	_config.yml
...
Switched to a new branch 'hugo'

Change working branch

$ git checkout hugo
...
Already on 'hugo'

Change a load of stuff, usual workflow - but push to new branch instead of master (the default)

$ git add .
$ git commit
$ git push origin hugo
Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
To ssh://user@server/bespoke-it-solutions/whatdidilearn.today.git
 * [new branch]      hugo -> hugo

Change default branch of local repo

Check difference in .git/config before / after using -u to update local default repository.
After this can do git push/pull without specifying branch.

Default branch has also been set to hugo in remote repo.

$ git push -u origin hugo
Branch hugo set up to track remote branch hugo from origin.
Everything up-to-date

$ git pull
Already up-to-date.

List branches

Default branch is highlighted.

$ git branch
* hugo
  master

Change your user details

Should do this as they will be recorded against commits.

$ git config --global --edit

Change user details in pending commit

Will promot for commit message

$ git commit --amend --reset-author

Current status

$ git status
On branch hugo
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/hugo'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean