lost.md

What the Git?

Help! I'm randomly typing git commands into the terminal.

Ok Ok...lets chill and take a systematic approach to this.

Where Am I?

pwd print working directory

Is this a git repository?

ls -a lists all files and folders in this directory. -a sands for all (to display hidden folders too).

You should see a folder called .git. If you don't, you may need to

• Go to a differnt folder
• Clone (download) the repository you're looking to work in from GitHub
• Init - turn the folder you're in into a new git repository

What has hapened here?

• git branch will show you which branch you're on
• git log will show your your commit log in that branch.

You can use the ↑ and ↓ arrows to look through your commit log.

Press q to quit.

What's is happening now?

• git status will show you your staging area

  Read all the output messages thoroughly.

Breathe

Take a few breaths and make a mental picture of what's going on.

• What was your last commit?
• Is your staging area empty?
• Is your local repository in sync with GitHub?

Figure out what's next

Tell yourself what needs to be done next before typing any commands:

• Do I need to add things to the staging area?
• Do I need to commit staged changes to the commit log?
• Do I need to push to github?
• Do I need to reach out for help?