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 ===== Track Changes ===== ===== Track Changes =====
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 +{{:tools:pasted:20250918-141941.png?300}}
  
 On the command line in terminal/with shell, using git follows the ''add'',''commit'',''push'' pattern.  On the command line in terminal/with shell, using git follows the ''add'',''commit'',''push'' pattern. 
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 git push        # send changes to a server (e.g. github) git push        # send changes to a server (e.g. github)
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 +<WRAP alert round>
 + **Don't give file paths to ''commit'' or ''push''**.
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 +Only the ''git add'' (or friends like ''git mv'' and ''git rm'') command takes file paths as arguments.
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 +''git commit'' and ''push'' work on the cumulative ''add''s to create a single snapshot, not individual files.
 +</WRAP>
  
 By default, ''git commit'' will open [[:tools:vim]] to use to write the commit message.  By default, ''git commit'' will open [[:tools:vim]] to use to write the commit message. 
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   * push ''q'' to quit   * push ''q'' to quit
  
-===== Github https push =====+===== Github setup ===== 
 +For ''git push'' to  github, you'll need some way to confirm your credentials. Authentication can happen with **ssh keys** or an **app password** 
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 +==== Github https push ====
 To push to ''https'' (vs ssh like ''git@'') repos, you'll need to use a personal authentication token when prompted for a password. See [[https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens|github's documentation]] To push to ''https'' (vs ssh like ''git@'') repos, you'll need to use a personal authentication token when prompted for a password. See [[https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens|github's documentation]]
    
-===== ssh push =====+==== ssh push ====
 ''git push'' can use ssh authentication. You need a key likely in ''~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub''.  ''git push'' can use ssh authentication. You need a key likely in ''~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub''. 
  
  
 Contents of ''~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub'' should be pasted into ''new ssh key'' modal on https://github.com/settings/keys ((''top right user icon''->''settings''->''ssh and GPG keys'' -> ''new ssh key'')) Contents of ''~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub'' should be pasted into ''new ssh key'' modal on https://github.com/settings/keys ((''top right user icon''->''settings''->''ssh and GPG keys'' -> ''new ssh key''))
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