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 +===== git (GitHub CLI) =====
  
 +Packages:
 +<code bash>sudo apt install gh git</code>
 +
 +==== Configuring gh and git ====
 +Login via (just follow the prompts)
 +<code bash>gh auth login</code>
 +
 +Config username and email:
 +-> remove ''--global'' option to just configure the login for one specific repository/directory
 +<code bash>git config --global user.email "<email-address>"</code>
 +<code bash>git config --global user.name "<github-username>"</code>
 +Replace ''email-address'' with your GitHub email and ''github-username'' with your username.
 +
 +==== Initialize directory for git ====
 +Change to the highest directory of your project, then intialize repository:
 +<code bash>git init</code>
 +
 +Add the remote:
 +<code bash>git remote add origin '<url>'</code>
 +In case of GitHub ''<url>'' for example can be ''https://github.com/<username>/<repository>/''. 
 +
 +==== Pushing changes to GitHub ====
 +Add files to commit:
 +<code bash>git add /path/to/file(s)</code>
 +
 +View status of changes:
 +<code bash>git status</code>
 +
 +Before starting to edit, sync external changes*****:
 +<code bash>git fetch <remote-repo></code>
 +<code bash>git pull origin <branch></code>
 +
 +Create commit:
 +<code bash>git commit -m <message></code>
 +
 +Push changes*****:
 +<code bash>git push origin <branch></code>
 +
 +*****Replace ''branch'' with the concerning branch, e.g. ''main''.
 +
 +Reset to previous commit:
 +<code bash>git reset --hard <commit></code>
 +To then push changes/reset:
 +<code bash>git push --force</code>
 +
 +==== git merge and git rebase =====
 +**Merge:**
 +<code bash>git merge</code>
 +
 +**Rebase:**
 +<code bash>git rebase</code>
 +
 +**Differences:**
 +
 +{{linux:command-collection:git_rebase_merge.png?600|}}
 +
 +//Sourced from: [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16666089/whats-the-difference-between-Git-merge-and-git-rebase|stackoverflow.com - git merge & git rebase]]//