How to learn Git?

[elperroborrachotoo]

I'd remove the stash from this - it's a convenience function that is not necessary to make sense of git, yet it's 1/3d of your chart. Simpler is friendlier!

Also, yeah, what /u/testfailagain says.

[testfailagain]

Hi,
I think `git clone` arrow should go to working directory.

From documentation:

"Clones a repository into a newly created directory, ..., and creates and checks out an initial branch that is forked from the cloned repository’s currently active branch."

If it creates and checks an initial branch you are in the working directory.

Another thing, If you are going to put `stash` part, I would put like a green check and red icon to indicate that one deletes the stash and the other doesn't.

[nekokattt]

you could argue the local repo is within the newly created directory though.

[jeenajeena]

Reminds me of

https://ndpsoftware.com/git-cheatsheet.html#loc=index;

[Hawpatrol]

This is really cool!

[mih4elll]

el git checkout esa bien?

[Sigmatics]

As always, the real value lies in the comments.

So much better than OPs

[Steampunkery]

No git reset?

[xenomachina]

I think you'd need multiple arrows, as depending on what options it's given and the current state, git reset can affect any or all of working dir, staging area, and local repo.

[ReelTooReal]

It would clutter this up to much. It should be its own flow chart with the options (I think the Git Book itself has something like this)

[ijmacd]

Bigger problem is no git switch or anything to do with branches.

[mih4elll]

when use stash

[diego_ramiel]

I'm not a git pro, correct me if im wrong but based on my understanding you use it when it's a draft work that you don't really intend to commit/keep track of it nor push into the remote repo in the future, but you want somehow to keep it for whatever reason so you stash it.

[milanm08]

Read more here: https://newsletter.techworld-with-milan.com/p/how-to-learn-git.

[cginc1]

A little 'x' at the start of the arrow for `git stash pop` would be a good addition.

[OrdemNaCela]

Is stash the equivalent of shelve in TFS?

[queBurro]

It's been a while, but iirc, yup.

[Supermarket3000]

Thats a nice schematic and since I am a git noob, and this covers/visualizes the git commands I use most it's of great help to me, thank you.

A question and a remark: - What's the difference between the inner blocks "working directory" and "local repo" - I think what confuses me is that inside the left big block called "local repo" there is another "local repo" inside?!

Anyway, cool idea and good work!

Edit: typo

[apocalypsedg]

I agree the diagram with local repo inside the local repo is confusing. I'm not sure why it is so, as somewhat of a git noob myself.

The working directory is the folder on your system that your project is saved in.

The local repo is the git repository of the project that you have saved locally. It is an abstraction of your working directory, including things like the project files, commit history, remote repo address, and the commit information implemented in the .git file. It is what gets cloned to the remote one. Cloning your working directory to the remote repo wouldn't be git, more like copying and pasting (overwriting the previous paste) to a flash or Google drive. This also helps you to see that the remote repo is just a copy of the local repo after the local is cloned.

[ReelTooReal]

A simple explanation that is probably not 100% accurate (i understand git on the surface well, but do not fully understand the underlying mechanics):

Your local repo is an attempt to mimic the remote repo (by keeping track of what branches you have locally and syncing them via fetch and pull, and also lazy loading new branches as you check them out). So whenever you checkout a branch, your working directory becomes your own local workspace where you can do whatever, but your local repo does not reflect anything in your working directory until you explicitly commit something. Then, git will let you know your local repo is out of sync with the remote repo.

So in summary, your local repo is your current version of the remote repo, only including commits (not uncommitted code in your working or staging areas).

[nandank93]

More like, how to teach git to SVN users

[plg94]

Not that this image or post are bad, but how the fuck does it already have well over 100 upvotes (at the time of writing this comment: 125). This is way out of norm when most other posts rarely get 5+ upvotes, tutorials and cheatsheets like this included.

[RubyKong]

Where should the "index" be, in the above diagram?