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Git cheat sheet

Configure a remote for a fork

1. List configured current repository
git remote -v

> origin  https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_FORK.git (fetch)
> origin  https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_FORK.git (push)


2. Configuring remote for a fork
git remote add <give- name-for-fork-repo> <forked ssh url>

$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/ORIGINAL_OWNER/ORIGINAL_REPOSITORY.git


3. Verify new forked remote repo addition in the previous step
git remote -v

> origin    https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_FORK.git (fetch)
> origin    https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_FORK.git (push)
> upstream  https://github.com/ORIGINAL_OWNER/ORIGINAL_REPOSITORY.git (fetch)
> upstream  https://github.com/ORIGINAL_OWNER/ORIGINAL_REPOSITORY.git (push)

Create a new branch

    1. git checkout master
    2. git pull origin master #updates the local master
    3. git checkout -b <feature branch> 

Rebase

    1. git checkout master
    2. git pull origin master
    3. git checkout <feature branch>
    4. git rebase -i master

Squash commits

    5. %s/pick/s/g 

Edit commit

    1. git commit --amend

Resolve Merge Conflicts

    1. Resolve merge conflicts 
    2. git add -A
    3. git rebase --continue
    4. git push s <feature branch>
    5. <create a PR From:s/<feature branch> To: origin/master >
    6. Once the PR is merged
        a. git checkout master
        b. git pull origin master
        c. git push —delete s <feature branch> $delete remote branch
        d. git branch -D <local branch name> #delete local branch
        e. git push origin --delete <remote branch> #delete remote branch

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