guides:oi10:git:git_terms

Git Terms

Below is a list of the most common Git terms you need to know.

TermDescription
Working DirectoryA view of your local Git repository which contains a list of uncommitted changes to files.
Master BranchA view of your local Git repository which contains a list of files that have been committed locally or pulled from a remote Git repository
OriginThe name for the repository that the current local Git repository was cloned from.
PullDownloads changes from a remote Git repository to your local Git repository.
MergeMerges changes from a pull into your local Master branch. Some Git UI tools perform a Pull and Merge in one operation.
PushUploads committed changes from your local master branch to a remote repository
DiffDisplays the difference between versions of a file, or lists all the changes for a particular commit.
CommitMoves changes from your local working directory to your local master branch. Each commit should contain a short description and signed off by the local developer. Each commit is assigned a unique id so that it can be identified later.
BlameA Git tool that identifies who changed a particular line in a file and when it was changed.
+A new file to be added to your local Git repository – as seen in your “Working Directory”
-A file that is to be deleted from your local Git repository – as seen in your ‘Working Directory”
+++A new line added to a file – as seen in Git Diff
A line removed from a file – as seen in Git Diff
A new file
The file has been deleted
The file has been updated

|The file in Git is identical to the source in OpenInsight|

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