Let’s Git It!

Jack
2 min readAug 31, 2020

Git Commands and How to Use Them

Assuming that you already have your github account linked to your CLI, here’s how you would use branches and push and pull without encountering merge issues.

To see what branch you’re currently working on within your project, use git branch . When working with a team of people, or even alone, it’s a good idea to work on a branch separate from the master.

To create a new branch use git checkout -b <NAME> . Depending on your project and how you’re team works, you may name a branch by the feature you’re building out on it…

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Jack

Magician, Mathematician, and Software Engineer