```
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
```