GitHub Terminology

Essential Git Terminology #

A repository located on a server or network is called a remote repository.
This typically involves performing work in a local repository and then saving the results to a remote repository.

git init : A command to initialize a Git repository to manage source code files with Git.
git clone : A command used to clone a remote repository to your local machine when participating in the development of an open-source project or an existing project on GitHub.

branch : When a Git repository is created, a main branch is typically generated. Branches are used to add features or perform maintenance on the main branch while keeping its source code intact.
commit : Signifies the confirmation of a source code update. The state of the code at the moment of confirmation is saved to the Git repository along with a commit message. Changes are reflected in the local repository but not yet in the remote repository.

pull : Reflecting the contents of a remote repository into the local repository (fetch + merge).
push : Uploading commits to the remote repository, i.e., uploading from the local repository to the remote repository.

rebase : Used to combine two branches. Similar to merge, but while merge only combines the final results of two branches, rebase applies the changes from one branch to another sequentially.
Pull Request : A command to request project collaborators to review completed work on a branch and merge it into the master branch.
Checkout : A command to switch branches.