Basics of Git for a QA Engineer

Git is a free, open-source, distributed version control system designed to handle projects of all sizes quickly and efficiently, from small to large projects.

Install git if not present in your system. Just download and install.

Git for Windows

git — version. You should be able to see the version.

Create a remote repository on Github, Gitlab, Bitbucket, or anywhere on your favorite Version controller.

github.com

gitlab.com

• git init -> To initialize git in a folder

git remote add origin https://github.com/shivanandmishra14/english-framework.git

To clone/copy all the files and folders present in the mentioned location.

• git add . -> To add the script files on git to commit.
• git commit -m “sample_test_case” -> Confirming and committing the
• git push -> push from current branch
• git checkout master -> To switch control to master branch.
• git branch new branch -> To create new branch
• git checkout dev1 -> To switch control to dev1 branch
• git status -> To show on which branch the Ide control is in

changes made in the script files.

• git pull -> To pull the recently committed code
• Git stash -> save without change
• git stash apply → to apply locally saved changes
• Git pull origin master -> Pull code from master
• git fetch -> a primary command used to download contents from a remote

git push -u origin master

to push in master

Merge with master:

git checkout master
git merge dev1
git push -u origin master

git branch -d Yourbranch → to delete your local branch

git push remotRepoName -d remoteBranchName → To delete Remote branch name

git log -> To check logs

git revert Commit id ->To revert your last pushed code

Post rever use git push to publish earlier changes