Git Generalities

###Download:

http://git-scm.com/

###How we set this up ####End Users

git clone git://uv-cdat.llnl.gov/uv-cdat.git

####CDAT and UV-CDAT

CDAT and UV-CDAT involve many users on many different section, in order to avoid people to step onto each other, "sub-repo" have been created for developpers to be able to work on their area w/o impedding on other areas of development. PCMDI takes responsability to merge all project back into the main (end-users) repo.

####Procedure

1. clone the "main" repo

    git clone git:///bla
   

2. Add the "Sub-repos" you are interested in

    git repo add Your-Chosen-Name-For-This-Repo git@bla
   

3. Repeat 2. for each repo you would like

4. fetch all the data

    git fetch --all
   

5. Create local tracked branches to work on (or just to look at)

    git checkout -b Your-Local-Branch-Name Your Chosen Name For This Repo/master
   

• master can be replaced with the name of a specific branch on the remote repo

6. To Navigate between your local branches

    git checkout Your-Local-Branch-Name
    git pull
   

####Tips

• Showing your remote repos

    git remote show
  

• Showing details on a specific remote repo

    git remote show Your-Chosen-Name-For-This-Repo
  

• Navigating between your local branches

    git checkout Your-Local-Branch-Name
    git pull 
  

• Creating A New Branch On A Repo

    git push Your-Chosen-Name-For-This-Repo HEAD:NewBranchName