Git Cheatsheet

Note: you may need to prefix git commands with sudo when you use git in the VM environment. sudo give you the necessary privilege for certain git operations.

clone the repository

# accept default folder name [vagrant]
git clone https://github.umn.edu/deliu/vagrant

# use your own folder name
git clone https://github.umn.edu/deliu/vagrant myfoldername

# On VM, you need to provide your userid and add sudo, you'll be asked your U of M password
sudo git clone https://myuserid@github.umn.edu/deliu/vagrant

Add files to the repository

git add file1.txt
git add file2.gif
git add *.py

Add all (new and changed) files to the repository

git add -A

Review your repository status

git status

Commit the changes (the description is required)

git commit -m "Description of my change"

Push them back to the remote repository

git push

Get latest version - you should do this before you make your changes

git pull

To undo changes you have done to the files (that you have not committed).

git checkout