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## Basics.md

      
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                Git and GitHub basic commands
              
          
    Basic git commands:


git fetch : get remote commits to local repo
git pull <repo> <branch-name> e.g. git pull origin master : get the commits from remote branch to current branch
git branch -a : list all branches including remote branches

git checkout <branch-name> : switch to the branch


git branch -m <new-name> : rename current local branch. Check this for more information.
git checkout -b <new-branch> : create a new branch based on the current branch

git checkout -b <new-branch> <existing-branch> : create a new branch given an existing branch


git status : list of files tracked and not tracked
git add . or git add  : add files to staging area


## gist:1885435

      
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                Keeping a fork up to date
              
          
    1. Clone your fork:

git clone git@github.com:YOUR-USERNAME/YOUR-FORKED-REPO.git

2. Add remote from original repository in your forked repository:

cd into/cloned/fork-repo
git remote add upstream git://github.com/ORIGINAL-DEV-USERNAME/REPO-YOU-FORKED-FROM.git
git fetch upstream