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  1. Chris Ferdinandi revised this gist Oct 15, 2014. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 10 deletions.
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    ### If that's not working
    sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/subl
    sudo ln -s /Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /usr/local/bin




    ## LocalDev
    cd ~/code/vagrant
    ./localdev suspend
    ./localdev resume
    ./localdev restore
    sudo ln -s /Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /usr/local/bin
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    git branch -d <branchname> # deletes local branch
    git push origin :<branchname> # deletes remote branch

    git subtree push --prefix docs origin gh-pages # push docs as subtree to gh-pages



    ### Clone Directory
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    ## LocalDev
    cd ~/code/vagrant
    ./localdev suspend
    ./localdev resume
    ./localdev restore
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    ### If that's not working
    sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/subl
    sudo ln -s /Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /usr/local/bin
    sudo ln -s /Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /usr/local/bin




    ## LocalDev
    ./localdev suspend
    ./localdev resume
    ./localdev restore
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    ## Sublime as default text editor
    cd ~
    mkdir bin
    ln -s "/Applications/Sublime Text 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl" ~/bin/subl
    ln -s "/Applications/Sublime Text 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl" ~/bin/subl
    git config --global core.editor "subl -n -w"

    ### If that's not working
    sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/subl
    sudo ln -s /Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /usr/local/bin
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    ## Changing Text Editor Settings
    Sublime as default text editor sudo ln -s /Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /usr/bin/subl
    ## Sublime as default text editor
    cd ~
    mkdir bin
    ln -s "/Applications/Sublime Text 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl" ~/bin/subl
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    git diff origin..master > my.patch # pipes a diff into my.patch

    # get diffstat of uncommitted work
    git diff --stat HEAD
    git diff --stat HEAD




    ## Changing Text Editor Settings
    Sublime as default text editor sudo ln -s /Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /usr/bin/subl
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    # Terminal Cheat Sheet

    pwd # print working directory
    ls # list files in directory
    cd # change directory
    ~ # home directory
    .. # up one directory
    - # previous working directory
    help # get help
    -h # get help
    --help # get help
    man # manual
    cat # output the contents of a file
    mkdir # create new directory
    open # open a file with the associated program, a directory with Finder, or a URL with the default web browser
    ps # list all running processes
    kill # terminate existing process
    rmd # permanently delete file
    rmdir # remove directory





    ## Working with Git

    ### Quick Start
    git clone <url> # Clone directory
    git checkout -b <new-branch> # Create new local branch
    git push -u origin <new-branch> # Sync local branch with remote
    git checkout <branch> # Checkout branch
    git push origin <branch> # Push branch to remote

    git branch -d <branchname> # deletes local branch
    git push origin :<branchname> # deletes remote branch



    ### Clone Directory
    git clone <url>



    ### Create Project
    cd project/
    git init # initializes the repository
    git add . # add those 'unknown' files
    git commit # commit all changes, edit changelog entry
    git rm --cached <file>... # ridiculously complicated command to undo, in case you forgot .gitignore



    ### Branching and Merging
    git branch # show list of all branches (* is active)
    git checkout -b linux-work # create a new branch named "linux-work"
    <make changes>
    git commit -a
    git checkout master # go back to master branch
    git merge linux-work # merge changesets from linux-work (Git >= 1.5)
    git pull . linux-work # merge changesets from linux-work (all Git versions)
    git branch -m <oldname> <newname> # rename branch
    git branch -m <newname> # rename current branch



    ### Delete Project
    git branch -d <branchname> # deletes local branch
    git push origin :<branchname> # deletes remote branch
    git remote prune <branchname> # update local/remote sync



    ### Merging Upstream

    git remote -v # Get list of remote branches
    git remote add upstream <upstream github url> # Add original as upstream
    git remote -v # Check upstream

    git fetch upstream # Get original repo
    git checkout development # Switch to main branch in local fork
    git merge upstream/development # Merge original with fork

    git diff --name-only | uniq | xargs subl # Fix conflicts in Sublime Text



    ### Importing Patches
    git apply < ../p/foo.patch
    git commit -a



    ### Exporting Patches
    <make changes>
    git commit -a -m "commit message"
    git format-patch HEAD^ # creates 0001-commit-message.txt
    # (HEAD^ means every patch since one revision before the
    # tip of the branch, also known as HEAD)




    ### Inspecting Revisions

    # inspect history visually
    gitk # this opens a Tk window, and shows you how the revisions are connected

    # inspect history
    git log # this pipes a log of the current branch into your PAGER
    git log -p # ditto, but append a patch after each commit message

    # inspect a specific commit
    git show HEAD # show commit info, diffstat and patch
    # of the tip of the current branch



    ### Referring to Revisions

    # by name
    git log v1.0.0 # show history leading up to tag "v1.0.0"
    git log master # show history of branch "master"

    # relative to a name
    git show master^ # show parent to last revision of master
    git show master~2 # show grand parent to tip of master
    git show master~3 # show great grand parent to tip of master (you get the idea)

    # by output of "git describe"
    git show v1.4.4-g730996f # you get this string by calling "git describe"

    # by hash (internally, all objects are identified by a hash)
    git show f665776185ad074b236c00751d666da7d1977dbe
    git show f665776 # a unique prefix is sufficient

    # tag a revision
    git tag v1.0.0 # make current HEAD known as "v1.0.0"
    git tag interesting v1.4.4-g730996f # tag a specific revision (not HEAD)



    ### Comparing Revisions
    # diff between two branches
    git diff origin..master # pipes a diff into PAGER
    git diff origin..master > my.patch # pipes a diff into my.patch

    # get diffstat of uncommitted work
    git diff --stat HEAD