Some command hints for GIT for new starters

git basics

# Clone a project
git clone [URL]

# List Branches (all local and remote)
git branch -a

# List Branches (local copies)
git branch -l

# Switch branches
git checkout [branch-name]

# add files/changes to a commit
git add [file1] [[file2] [file3] ...]

# commit changes with message
git commit -m "[your halpful commit message goes here]"

# Push changes (existing branch)
git push

# Create a new branch from the current one
git checkout -b [new branch name]

# Push new branch (and changes) to remote
git push -u [remote name] [remote branch name]

# refresh local view updates from remote (doesn't change code, just make local copy aware of changes to the remote)
git fetch

# Get changes for the current local branch from the remote (if nothing has changed locally)
git pull