Git Tips

• Colorize Git Output
  • git config --global color.branch auto
  • git config --global color.diff auto
  • git config --global color.interactive auto
  • git config --global color.status auto
• Git User Name
  • git config -l
  • git config --global user.name "User Name"
  • git config --global user.email "User@Name.tld"
  • git config --local user.name "User Name"
  • git config --local user.email "User@Name.tld"
• Git Editor 
  
  • git config --global core.editor vim
  • Set Custome diff for git diff
  • git config --local diff.tool kompare
  • git config --local difftool.prompt false
  • git config --local alias.mydif difftool
  • how to use $> git mydif
  • how to use $> git difftool
  • Additional diff tool
  • $> git config --local alias.vimdiff "difftool -t vimdiff"
  • git config --local alias.meld "difftool -t meld"
    git config --local alias.kompare "difftool -t kompare"
    
    git config --local difftool.prompt true # Confirm user to open diff
    git config --local difftool.prompt false # Dont Confirm , Just open diff
  • How to use $>git vimdiff [file]
    
• Basic Comamnds 
  
  • cd /var/tmp/a
  • git init
  • git add file
  • git commit
  • git log
  • git status
  • git diff
  • Create Clone
    • git clone file://var/tmp/a file://var/tmp/b
  • Create new Branch 
    • cd /var/tmp/a
    • git branch featureA master
    • # Change branch
    • git checkout featureA
  • Track remote branch
    • cd /var/tmp/b
    • git branch --track featureA origin/featureA