git

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git

Git global setup

git config --global user.name "Elizabeth"
git config --global user.email "lzrddev@riseup.net"

Create a local config
$ git config --local user.name "Local User"

# Create a system config
$ sudo git config --system user.name "System User"

Push an existing folder

cd existing_folder
git init --initial-branch=main
git remote add origin https://gitlab.com/lzrddev/suckless-setup.git
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git push --set-upstream origin main

Push an existing Git repository

cd existing_repo
git remote rename origin old-origin
git remote add origin https://gitlab.com/lzrddev/suckless-setup.git
git push --set-upstream origin --all
git push --set-upstream origin --tags

View changes

$ git log

git pull fetches and merges while fetch and merge are separate commands