...
Basic Tasks
Help
Git | SVN |
|---|
git help______________ | svn help{{______________ |
View content of remote repository (svn list)
Git | SVN |
|---|
Browse on github______________ | svn list http://svn.openmrs.org/openmrs/trunk/ (http://svn.openmrs.org/openmrs/trunk/*)______________ |
You can browse files in your local repository with git show or git ls-files.
...
If there is a remote branch that you want to add to your local repository, use the command:
git checkout --b branchname track origin/branchname
Get updates
Git | SVN | git pull______________ |
|---|
git fetch (updates your local copy of a remote branch)
or
git pull (goes a git fetch + git merge) | svn update______________ |
Compare working copy to head (what have I changed?)
Git | SVN |
|---|
git diff______________ | svn diff______________ |
Add new file(s)/folder(s) to version control
Git | SVN |
|---|
git add myfile.txt______________ | svn add myfile.txt______________ |
Delete file(s)/folder(s)
Git | SVN |
|---|
rm myfile.txt
To remove from Git's index & add to Git ignore:
git rm --cached myfile.txt
To remove from Git's index (doesn't delete file):
git rm myfile.txt______________ | svn rm myfile.txt______________ |
Ignore certain file(s)/folder(s)
Git | SVN |
|---|
.gitignore______________ | svn propset svn:ignore -F .svnignore .______________ |
Git | SVN |
|---|
git commit -m "comment"______________
git push
Note: It is better to use the command "git commit -a --signoff", which will open an editor using which you should write the commit comment.
This commit would be used as an email message and a subject and the format goes something like:
* First line is used as the subject
* Second line onwards is used as the body of the message
The --signoff option add the text:
"Signed-off-by: My Name <myemail@example.com>"
This signoff statement becomes part of the comment and will be used to track the changes done and also the copyright owners of the changes
| svn commit -m "comment"______________ |
Get basic information about working copy (svn info)
Git | SVN |
|---|
cat .git/config ______________ | svn info______________ |
Revert changes (all or some changes in working copy)
Git | SVN |
|---|
git reset --hard HEAD^______________ | svn revert MyCode.java
or to revert the entire local copy:
svn revert --depth=infinity .______________ |
Create a patch (diff of working copy from head)
Git | SVN |
|---|
git format-patch master --stdout > my_change.patch______________ | svn xxx______________ |
Apply a patch
Git | SVN |
|---|
git apply --stat my_change.patch______________ | patch -p0 -i my_change.patch______________ |
Resolve conflicts
Git | SVN |
|---|
git xxx______________ | svn xxx______________ |
Create a branch (e.g., space for new module)
Git | SVN |
|---|
git branch branchname
git checkout branchname
or, as a single step:
git checkout -b branchname______________
| svn copy trunk branches/branchname
or to create an empty branch:
svn mkdir branches/branchname____________ |
Close a branch
Git | SVN |
|---|
git branch -d branchname______________ | svn del branches/branchname______________ |
Tag a release
Git | SVN |
|---|
git tag -a tagname -m "Version tagname"______________ | svn copy trunk tags/tagname______________ |
You can list out existing tags with git tag or search for a specific tag with git tag -l 1.9.*
...
Detach working copy
Git | SVN |
|---|
git archive master | tar -x -C newlocation______________ | svn export newlocation______________ |
Blame (show annotations / show who changed what line in what commit)
Git | SVN |
|---|
git blame filename______________ | svn blame filename______________ |
Show history
Git | SVN |
|---|
git log______________ | svn log______________ |
Switch to earlier revision
Git | SVN |
|---|
git xxx______________ | svn xxx______________ |
Correct/change old commit message
Git | SVN |
|---|
git xxx______________ | svn xxx______________ |
See Also