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Run the following to create the user config file:

git config --global user.name "Stephen Heise"

Run the following to find where the .gitconfig file is:

git config --list --show-origin

Replace it with this:

[core]
	editor = 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin
 
[user]
	name = Stephen Heise
	email = Stephen@tallguyracing.com
 
[mergetool]
	prompt = false
	keepBackup = false
	keepTemporaries = false
 
[merge]
	tool = winmerge
 
[mergetool "winmerge"]
	name = WinMerge
	trustExitCode = true
	cmd = "/c/Program\\ Files\\ \\(x86\\)/WinMerge/WinMergeU.exe" -u -e -dl \"Local\" -dr \"Remote\" $LOCAL $REMOTE $MERGED
 
[diff]
	tool = winmerge
 
[difftool "winmerge"]
	name = WinMerge
	trustExitCode = true
	cmd = "/c/Program\\ Files\\ \\(x86\\)/WinMerge/WinMergeU.exe" -u -e $LOCAL $REMOTE
 
[alias]
	st = status
	ci = commit -m
	br = branch
	ba = branch -a
	co = checkout
	di = diff
	dt = difftool
	fa = fetch -a
	md = merge origin/develop
	cd = checkout develop
	pp = !git pull && git push
 
[winUpdater]
	recentlySeenVersion = 2.15.1.windows.2
 
[remote "origin"]
	prune = true

Try Git

git init
git config --global core.editor "atom --wait"	Make Atom the default editor.
git config --global user.name "Stephen Heise"
git config --global user.email "Stephen@tallguyracing.com"
git status
git add filename.txt
git commit -m “Commit message”
git log
git remote add origin https://whatever.com
git push -u origin master	-u means remember these settings
git pull origin master
git diff head
git diff --staged
git reset octofamily/octodog.txt	unstages a file
git checkout -- octocat.txt	go back to last checkout / undo
git reset --hard origin/master	Throw away all local commits.
git branch -a	Show local and remote branches.
git branch clean_up	Create new branch.
git checkout clean_up	Switch branches.
git checkout -b new_branch	Checkout and create branch at the same time.
git checkout filename.txt	Undo local (unstaged) modification.
git rm '*.txt'	Remove local files and include the removal in the staging area.
git rm -r folder_of_cats	Recursively remove all folders and files from the given directory.
git commit -a	Include the deletion of local files to staging area, do the commit.
git merge clean_up
git push origin --delete <branch_name>	Delete a remote branch.
git branch -d <branch name>	Delete a branch.
git branch -D <branch name>	Force delete a branch. Use if branch not merged.
git remote prune origin	Clean up remote branch list.
git push
gitk	A commit viewer.
git tag -a tagname -m “commit comment”	Annotated tag (preferred over lightweight tags).
git tag tagname	Lightweight tag (good for temporary tags).
Start new branch
git checkout -b branch-name	Create new branch and checkout. Unstaged changes are retained.
git push --set-upstream origin branch-name	Push and create branch on remote.
Get new remote branch
git pull	Make sure git knows about the remote branch.
git checkout --track origin/branch_name	Grab the remote branch.
Merge branch
git checkout master
git merge branch-name
Delete branch
git push origin --delete branch-name	Delete the remote branch.
git branch -d branch-name	Delete the local branch.
Undo last commit
git reset HEAD~	Reverts last commit, but does not change files. Only do if commit is not pushed.
git reset --hard HEAD~1	Reverts last commit and reverts changed files. Only do if commit is not pushed.
Reset tag position
git co develop	Get on the correct branch.
git ls-remote --tags	List remote tags.
git push --delete origin tagname	Delete the remote tag.
git tag -d tagname	Delete the local tag.
git tag tagname	Create the local tag.
git push origin tagname	Create the remote tag.
git ls-remote --tags	Check you got it right.

Visual Studio Online

git remote add origin https://tallguy789.visualstudio.com/_git/AnotherTestProject
git push -u origin --all

Import from SVN

git svn clone https://ares/svn/SVNRepository/Presentations --no-metadata --tags=Tags --trunk=Trunk --branches=Branches --authors-file=..\users.txt

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