Git

Git is a lightweight version control system. It is:

• Decentralized
• Allows collaboration
• Highly optimized

Key Features of Git

Local

• Staging
• Commits
• Branching
  • Create Branch
  • Switch branches (or checkout)
• Merging
  • Three-Way Merges
  • Fast Forward
• Rebasing
• HEAD Reference
• Relative References
• Reversing
  • Reset (Go back in history; local only)
  • Revert (Apply inverse of last commit)
• Selective Rebasing
  • Cherry Pick
  • Interactive Rebase
• Tags
• Describe

Remote

• Clone
• Fetch
• Pull
• Push
• Push/Pull/Fetch Arguments
  • Fetch branch to nothing: Make branch
  • Push nothing to branch: Delete branch
• Remote branches
• Remote names

Practical Additions

• Config
• Forks
• Pull Requests
• Signing tags and commits
  • SSH, GPG, X.509 Certificates
• Co-authoring
• Organizations
• Mailing Lists
• CI/CD Actions and Workflows
• Merge Rules and Reviews
• Issues
• Discussions
• Roadmaps

[Post] Commands used in 3 companies:
https://github.com/abduvik/just-enough-series/tree/master/courses/git