NAME¶

eg - git for mere mortals

DESCRIPTION¶

(Run 'eg help --all' for a more detailed list.) Creating repositories

eg clone

Clone a repository into a new directory

eg init

Create a new repository

Obtaining information about changes, history, & state

eg diff

Show changes to file contents

eg log

Show history of recorded changes

eg status

Summarize current changes

Making, undoing, or recording changes

eg commit

Record changes locally

eg mv

Move or rename files (or directories or symlinks)

eg stage

Mark content in files as being ready for commit

Managing branches

eg branch

List, create, or delete branches

eg merge

Join two or more development histories (branches) together

eg switch

Switch the working copy to another branch

Collaboration

eg pull

Get updates from another repository and merge them

eg push

Push local commits to a published repository

Time saving commands

eg bisect

Find the change that introduced a bug by binary search

eg stash

Save and revert local changes, or apply stashed changes

Additional help:¶

eg help COMMAND

Get more help on COMMAND.

eg help --all

List more commands (not really all)

eg help topic

List specialized help topics.

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