[PDF] git bash manual command

What is Git Bash?

Git Bash is an application for Microsoft Windows environments which provides an emulation layer for a Git command line experience. Bash is an acronym for Bourne Again Shell. A shell is a terminal application used to interface with an operating system through written commands. Bash is a popular default shell on Linux and macOS.

What is Git and how do I use it?

Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals. See gittutorial(7)to get started, then see giteveryday(7)for a useful minimum set of commands. The Git User’s Manual has a more in-depth introduction.

How do I refer to a git commit?

You can use stable-1 to refer to the commit 1b2e1d63ff. This creates a "lightweight" tag. If you would also like to include a comment with the tag, and possibly sign it cryptographically, then you should create a tag object instead; see the git-tag man page for details. The git-log command can show lists of commits.

How do I Divide git into high level and low level commands?

We divide Git into high level ("porcelain") commands and low level ("plumbing") commands. HIGH-LEVEL COMMANDS (PORCELAIN) top We separate the porcelain commands into the main commands and some ancillary user utilities. Main porcelain commandsgit-add(1)Add file contents to the index.