# Git

Useful git commands and workflow.

## Workflow

For a good workflow with branches, [see this article](https://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/).

## Configuration

`git config --global user.email "contact@jovian-hersemeule.eu"`

`git config --global user.name "DricomDragon"`

`git config --global core.editor "vim"`

`git config --global push.followTags true`

`git config --global diff.tool vimdiff`

You can replace `--global` by `--local` to configure a specific project.

## Useful commands

### Staging

`git status -s`

`git diff` for difference against unstaged files

`git diff --staged` or `git diff --cached` for difference against staged files

`git rm --cached <file>` remove a file from git but keep this file on drive

### Stashing

`git stash -u -m 'Experiment optimized code`

`-u` is used to stash _untracked files_

### Diff tool

`git difftool` use a tool like _vimdiff_

`git difftool --tool-help` see availble git diff tools

See **config** for setting his own git tool for diff.

### Powerful history

`git commit -v` see diff while committing

`git log -p` see diff for every commit

`git log --graph` see branches history

`git log --stat` see numbers of modifs on each file for every commit

### Remote

`git remote show <remote_name>` show useful information about remote

`git push --delete <remote_name> <branch_name>` delete a remote branch

## GitAhead

Open-source cross-platform Git GUI

https://gitahead.github.io/gitahead.com/

### Global config

`Tools > Config`

You can disable _fetch every 10 min_ for instance.

### Global gitignore in Windows

Use same config file as GitBash.

Use in gitbash : `git config --global core.excludesfile '~/.gitignore'`

Do not forget to copy your `.gitignore` at the right place.