Working with Git locally

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1. Configure Your Identity

git config --global user.name "Jeremy Morgan"
git config --global user.email "jeremy@kodekloud.com"

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2. Initialize a Git Repository

1. Create and enter a new project folder:
   PS C:\Users\jeremy\Projects> mkdir my-project
   PS C:\Users\jeremy\Projects> cd my-project
   
2. Initialize Git:
   git init
   
   Output:
   Initialized empty Git repository in C:/Users/jeremy/Projects/my-project/.git/
   
3. Create a file and check status:
   echo "Hello Git!" > hello.txt
   git status
   
   You should see hello.txt listed as an untracked file.
4. Stage and commit:
   git add hello.txt
   git commit -m "Initial commit: add hello.txt"
   
5. Review your commit history:
   git log --oneline --decorate
   
   Example output:
   395883b (HEAD -> master) Initial commit: add hello.txt
   

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Common Git Commands

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3. Branching and Feature Workflows

1. Create and switch to a new branch:
   git branch feature/1900
   git checkout feature/1900
   
   Output:
   Switched to branch 'feature/1900'
   
2. Update hello.txt to:
   Hello Azure Repos!
   
3. Stage and commit your change:
   git status
   git add hello.txt
   git commit -m "Update greeting for Azure Repos"
   

4. Visualize the branch history:
   git log --oneline --graph --decorate --all
   
   Output:
   * 7c4495d (HEAD -> feature/1900) Update greeting for Azure Repos
   | * 395883b (master) Initial commit: add hello.txt
   |/
   

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4. Merging Changes Back into Master

git checkout master
git merge feature/1900

Updating 395883b..7c4495d
Fast-forward
 hello.txt | 1 +

Get-Content .\hello.txt
# Output: Hello Azure Repos!

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5. Cloning a Remote Repository

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5.1 From GitHub

1. On GitHub New Repository, create my-cool-project (private), initialize with a README.

2. Clone via HTTPS:
   git clone https://github.com/YourUser/my-cool-project.git
   
3. Add, commit, and push a file:
   cd my-cool-project
   echo "Hello world" > hello.txt
   git add hello.txt
   git commit -m "Add hello.txt"
   git push origin main
   
   You’ll now see hello.txt in your GitHub repo.

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5.2 Using Visual Studio Code

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5.3 Inside Visual Studio

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5.4 Cloning from Azure Repos

PS C:\Users\jeremy\Projects> mkdir azure-test
PS C:\Users\jeremy\Projects> cd azure-test
PS C:\Users\jeremy\Projects\azure-test> git clone https://KodeKloudDemo@dev.azure.com/KodeKloudDemo/KodeKloud%20Hotel/_git/SmartHotel360

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6. GUI Client: GitHub Desktop

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Summary

• Configure Git identity
• Initialize, stage, and commit a repository
• Create, switch, and merge branches
• Clone and contribute to remote repositories
• Use GUI tools like VS Code, Visual Studio, and GitHub Desktop

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References

• Git Documentation
• GitHub Docs
• Azure Repos
• Visual Studio Code Docs