Git Terms
Below is a list of the most common Git terms you need to know.
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Working Directory | A view of your local Git repository which contains a list of uncommitted changes to files. |
| Master Branch | A view of your local Git repository which contains a list of files that have been committed locally or pulled from a remote Git repository |
| Origin | The name for the repository that the current local Git repository was cloned from. |
| Pull | Downloads changes from a remote Git repository to your local Git repository. |
| Merge | Merges changes from a pull into your local Master branch. Some Git UI tools perform a Pull and Merge in one operation. |
| Push | Uploads committed changes from your local master branch to a remote repository |
| Diff | Displays the difference between versions of a file, or lists all the changes for a particular commit. |
| Commit | Moves 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. |
| Blame | A 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|