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Everyday GIT With 20 Commands Or So Everyday GIT With 20 Commands Or So
=================================== ===================================


<<Basic Repository>> commands are needed by people who have a <<Individual Developer (Standalone)>> commands are essential for
repository --- that is everybody, because every working tree of anybody who makes a commit, even for somebody who works alone.
git is a repository.

In addition, <<Individual Developer (Standalone)>> commands are
essential for anybody who makes a commit, even for somebody who
works alone.


If you work with other people, you will need commands listed in If you work with other people, you will need commands listed in
the <<Individual Developer (Participant)>> section as well. the <<Individual Developer (Participant)>> section as well.
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of git repositories. of git repositories.




Basic Repository[[Basic Repository]]
------------------------------------

Everybody uses these commands to maintain git repositories.

* linkgit:git-init[1] or linkgit:git-clone[1] to create a
new repository.

* linkgit:git-fsck[1] to check the repository for errors.

* linkgit:git-gc[1] to do common housekeeping tasks such as
repack and prune.

Examples
~~~~~~~~

Check health and remove cruft.::
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$ git fsck <1>
$ git count-objects <2>
$ git gc <3>
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<1> running without `\--full` is usually cheap and assures the
repository health reasonably well.
<2> check how many loose objects there are and how much
disk space is wasted by not repacking.
<3> repacks the local repository and performs other housekeeping tasks.

Repack a small project into single pack.::
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$ git gc <1>
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<1> pack all the objects reachable from the refs into one pack,
then remove the other packs.


Individual Developer (Standalone)[[Individual Developer (Standalone)]] Individual Developer (Standalone)[[Individual Developer (Standalone)]]
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other people, and works alone in a single repository, using the other people, and works alone in a single repository, using the
following commands. following commands.


* linkgit:git-init[1] to create a new repository.

* linkgit:git-show-branch[1] to see where you are. * linkgit:git-show-branch[1] to see where you are.


* linkgit:git-log[1] to see what happened. * linkgit:git-log[1] to see what happened.

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