Git branch - common operations and commands for working with branches in git

So, here is a list of common commands used for branches in git and explanations for them:

• Create an empty repository in the current folder:

  git init

• View the log of all commits (HEAD should always be at the top, followed by commits that were in the project before it):

  git log

• View what has changed since the last commit:

  git show

• Pull all new changes from the server. Used to check if something new has appeared:

  git fetch

• See which branch we are currently on:

  git branch

• Create a new branch and immediately switch to it. Instead of name write the name of your new branch:

  git checkout -b name origin/main // or git checkout -b name origin/stage if you use stage instead of main

• Delete a branch. Instead of name write the name of the branch you want to delete (you can specify several branches separated by a space - after executing the command they will all be deleted):

  git branch -D name

Also, for convenience, you can write aliases (abbreviations) for basic git commands:

• Open a terminal (bash) and create a .gitconfig file in the root folder:

  touch ~/.gitconfig

• Open this file:

  open ~/.gitconfig

• Write aliases in it and save:

  [alias]
      co = checkout
      st = status
      br = branch
  

• Close the terminal and open it again - now the commands git br, git st, git co should work.