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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:**

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//Sourced from: [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16666089/whats-the-difference-between-Git-merge-and-git-rebase|stackoverflow.com - git merge & git rebase]]//