Git

The git clone command allows you to basically bring a Git-controlled project into your local computer. Most of the time, you’ll be Git cloning projects hosted on GitHub or elsewhere. No matter what source you’re cloning, the command and options will stay the same. When you clone a project, you take in the current commit Read More >

Throughout the life of your project, you will reach various milestones. With Git, we mark significant improvements and modifications with commits, but often there will be events that will require more annotation, such as version changes. In this article, you’ll learn about how to use tags in Git to mark significant events in the life Read More >

Git Hooks are basically scripts that you can trigger with a Git event. They come in both local and remote varieties. Local git hooks include scripts that you can trigger before you commit. A good example of a remote hook might be a trigger that springs into action when you push to your remote repository. Read More >

“Git config” is not only a concept but a command. When first starting out with Git, a few configurations must be made right away. You can provide these configurations by running a few commands, but as you continue to use Git for more and more projects, you may have need more advanced configurations. In the Read More >

Gitweb is the free and easy alternative to GitHub for anyone looking for a simple way to view and share git repositories online. You don’t get all the attractive features like easy HTTP cloning, actions, and metrics, but you get a minimalist web front end for displaying your git repositories; and for many use cases Read More >

There are so many Git hosting sites out there, including the popular GitHub, which acts as a hub for thousands of software projects. But for one reason or another, hosting your own git repository may be preferable. In this article, you’ll learn exactly how to do that on your own cloud VPS account. Why Create Read More >

GitHub actions allows to make use of your GitHub-hosted code repositories for running custom scripts for testing, deployment, and much more. Before You Get Started (Some Caveats and Prerequisites) (Basically) How GitHub Actions Work How to set up the GitHub FTP Action Deploy Files to Unmanaged VPS Cloud Server With SCP (Added Security) Before You Read More >

This article will introduce the uninitiated beginner to all the immediate Git fundamentals needed to start work right away. This is a crash course in Git for beginners. Did you know? You can use your cloud server hosting as a private Git server. Git Fundamentals and Options (Why Learn Git?) Git is (arguably) the world’s Read More >

For all of those completionists out there who don’t like to lose anything, the thought of any kind of data loss—no matter how minor—is a threat. As you may already know, Git lets you stash (set aside) changes to your files without requiring you to commit. In this article, we’ll show you how to pop Read More >