Sharing code with git push, pull and clone
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A
Quick Questions
Shade in the A or B circle for each question.
1. Which command copies a remote repository onto your computer for the first time?
2. You have made two commits on your laptop. Which command uploads them to the remote repository?
3. A teammate pushed new code to the remote. Which command brings it into your copy?
4. True or false: git push uploads uncommitted changes in your working folder.
5. Which line correctly copies a project from a web address?
B
Match the Pairs
Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.
| Left column | Right column | |
|---|---|---|
| 1git clone https://github.com/sam/quiz.git | AUploads your new commits from your computer to the main branch on the remote | |
| 2git push origin main | BCopies the whole remote repository, with its history, onto your computer | |
| 3Download your teammates' latest commits and add them to your local copy | Cpush uploads your commits, it does not download. To receive a teammate's work you need git pull. | |
| 4Make a first copy of a shared project on your own computer | Dgit clone https://github.com/sam/quiz.git | |
| 5git push origin main (to get a teammate's new work) | Egit clone needs the URL of the remote repository, not the remote name and branch name. | |
| 6git clone origin main (to copy a project) | Fgit pull origin main |
C
Definitions
git clone, git push, git pull
D
Fill in the Blanks
Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.
1.
git _____ https://github.com/sam/quiz.git
2.
git ____ origin main
3.
git ____ origin main
4.
git commit -m "Fix score bug"
git ____ origin main
git push origin main
5.
git push ______ main
E
Spot the Error
Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.
Question 1
A
cd app
B
# get teammates' new commits
C
git push origin main
Question 2
A
git copy https://g.co/app.git
B
cd app
C
git log --oneline
Question 3
A
git commit -m "Add login"
B
# upload my commit to remote
C
git pull origin main
Question 4
A
# share my commit with team
B
git push main origin
C
git log --oneline
Question 5
A
git clone https://g.co/app.git
B
cd app
C
git commit -am "Fix typo"
D
git psuh origin main
Answer Key
Sharing code with git push, pull and clone
Section A: Quick Questions
Q1
A — git clone
Q2
B — git push
Q3
A — git pull
Q4
A — False: git push only uploads commits
Q5
B — git clone https://github.com/team/app.git
Section B: Match the Pairs
Q1
git clone https://github.com/sam/quiz.git → Copies the whole remote repository, with its history, onto your computer
Q2
git push origin main → Uploads your new commits from your computer to the main branch on the remote
Q3
Download your teammates' latest commits and add them to your local copy → git pull origin main
Q4
Make a first copy of a shared project on your own computer → git clone https://github.com/sam/quiz.git
Q5
git push origin main (to get a teammate's new work) → push uploads your commits, it does not download. To receive a teammate's work you need git pull.
Q6
git clone origin main (to copy a project) → git clone needs the URL of the remote repository, not the remote name and branch name.
Section C: Definitions
Q1
git clone, git push, git pull — clone copies a remote repository to your computer; push uploads your commits to the remote; pull downloads other people's new changes into your copy.Section D: Fill in the Blanks
Q1
git clone https://github.com/sam/quiz.gitQ2
git push origin mainQ3
git pull origin mainQ4
git commit -m "Fix score bug"
git pull origin main
git push origin mainQ5
git push origin mainSection E: Spot the Error
Q1
C — git push uploads your commits. To download teammates' new commits you need git pull origin main.
Q2
A — There is no git copy command. To copy a remote repository to your computer, use git clone followed by the URL.
Q3
C — git pull downloads changes from the remote. To upload your commit to the remote, use git push origin main.
Q4
B — The remote name comes before the branch name. It should be git push origin main.
Q5
D — The command is misspelt. It should be git push origin main to upload the commit to the remote.