git --prune

cleans up remote and local branches

git branch -a

list all local and remote branches

git branch -r

list remote branches

git pull
git merge master/origin

remember to merge remote changes aftera pull

git commit

• opens up vim so that you can add an extended message
• if your want to reference an issue, type #[issue] is the commit message
• once you push to github, press the exclamation mark to create a pull request and close the issue with the commit

git config --local credential.helper cache --timeout=5000

stores github credentials in cache

git remote -v

list remotes

git remote add [name] [url]

add a remote

git remote set-url [name] [url]

git fetch [remote]

updates all remote branches that we have access to

git log master..[remote]/branch --oneline --noe-merges

review remote logs

// add remote first
git fetch githubschool
git merge githubschool/merge
git push origin master

updates your own fork with recent changes from master

git config --local alias.update '!git fetch origin && git fetch githubschool'
git config --local alias.sync '!git pull origin && git push origin'
git config --local alias.lg '!git log --oneline --graph --decorate --all'
git config --lcoal alias.update-fork '!git checkout master && git update && git merge'

How to search for projects to help out with on Github:

Use the advanced search page and search by label:beginner or label:help ...

git ls-remote

list pull requests

git reset --soft HEAD~3