For LabVIEW programmers who are complete beginners at Git.
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Name
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git config --global user.name “<name>” |
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Email
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git config --global user.email “<email>” |
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1. Create a folder
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mkdir <mycode> && cd <mycode> |
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2. Initialize
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git init -b main |
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3. Add files to track
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vi readme.md |
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4. Track files
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git add . |
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5. Initial Commit
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git commit -am"Initial Commit" |
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mkdir <myrepo.git> && cd <myrepo.git> |
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2.
git init --bare |
git clone <url_or_file_path> |
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I need help.
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git help |
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What is going on in my repo?
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git status |
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What happened in the past?
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git log |
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Can I see a history graph?
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git log --oneline --graph |
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What changed?
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git diff |
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How to configure things?
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git config |
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How to manage branches?
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git branch |
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How to manage remotes?
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git remote |
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1. Add all changes
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git add . |
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2. Make a commit
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git commit -am"Commit Message" |
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List changed files
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git diff --name-only |
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Open LVCompare
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git difftool |
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What changed in a commit?
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git show <commit> |
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Which commits changed a file?
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git log -- <file> |
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Throw away all
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git restore . |
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Throw away one file
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git restore <file> |
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Undo
add file |
git restore --staged <file> |
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Go back to commit
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git reset --hard <commit> |
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Reset file to commit
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git checkout <commit> -- <file> |
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Undo published commit
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git revert <commit> |
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New branch
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git switch -C <new_branch> |
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Change branch
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git switch <other_branch> |
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Combine changes
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git merge <other_branch> |
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Push changes up
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git push |
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Pull changes down
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git pull |
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Push a new branch
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git push -u origin <mybranch> |
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Ignore *.aliases, *.lvlps, *.UserState files using .gitignore
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Separate Compiled Code.
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Merge conflicts are painful. Avoid changing the same file in parallel.
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*.lvclass, *.lvlib and *.lvproj can contain binary data. Beware of merging them. Consider using a .gitattributes file to mark them as binary
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Close your lvproj before switching branches or reverting changes on old versions of LV - pre 2026
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Consider mulitple lvproj to avoid confilcts.
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