Git is used as a repository to maintain source codes. Its advantage is in being able to manage source codes and files in a distributed way. This allow each one author to have the history and control of the source codes and files that are in their own access.
A repository is commonly stored at a server and is accessed commonly through secure shell (SSH) or web (HTTP, HTTPS). Programmers, testers and others may clone (make a copy) of the repository OR a branch of the repository to their local machine.
Example of the command to clone by SSH where the username is git, the server URL is github.com
git clone git@github.com:tboxmy/laraveljsonapi.git
When a repository is created, it is common to have the default branch name "master". From there, source code for development or testing is created in a new branch.
Example it can be name by functionality "customer-feature". From that branch, another new branch can even be created, for example "customer-view".
git checkout -b customer-feature
git checkout -b customer-view
To switch between branches, use the command checkout
git checkout customer-feature
Then this new branch can be added to the repository with the option "-u".
git push -u origin customer-feature
Further changes to the branch can be easily added to the repository with the command
git push origin customer-feature
Most of the commands listed here should require administration rights.
Installation
yum install git
OR
dnf install git
Clone the whole repository
git clone git@github.com:tboxmy/laraveljsonapi.git
cd laraveljsonapi
Then list the branches in local and at remote server.
git branch -a
View activity at remote branch
git remote show origin
Clone a branch from repository
Start from a directory where the branch should be created.
git clone -b customer-feature git@github.com:tboxmy/laraveljsonapi.git
cd customer-feature
View log activity of that branch
git log
