Quick reference
Glossary
repository: One copy of code. All the files managed by git - contains all data and history.
commit:
noun: One version of the code. Snapshot of the project, gets a unique identifier (e.g.
c7f0e8bfc718be04525847fc7ac237f470add76e
)verb: The action you take when making a new commit.
branch: One line of work. Different branches can exist at the same time and be merged together.
tag: A pointer to one commit, to be able to refer to it later.
remote: Roughly, another server that holds a git repository.git.
origin: Default name for a remote repository.
master: Default name for default main branch (in basic workflows, this is where all work goes).
hash: unique reference of any commit or state, such as
5a63bf9e
. Used to refer to commits.cloning: Copying the whole repository to your laptop - the first time.
forking: Taking a copy of a repository (which is typically not yours) - your copy (fork) stays on GitHub and you can make changes to your copy and eventually send them back.
pull request: Change proposal or merge proposal.
GitHub pages: A free hosting service for simple static webpages: link.
Accessing list of branches and commits
For network view, click on “Settings”, then “Network”.
Other references
This is a no-command-line course, so there is not too much here. The git-intro reference and git-collaborative reference are from command line and have much more - though we don’t teach it here!