= Git and github.com cheat sheet
:author: Yuri Slobodyanyuk

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|command
|Description

|*git clone <URL of the remote repository> [local repo name]*
| Clone remote repository, optionally renaming the local copy of it.

|*git config --system <params>*
|Set configuration parameters for all users at the local host, requires root permissions, saves <params> in the `/etc/gitconfig`. Some params (when setting on the terminal, separate paramater value from name with whitespace):

- `core.editor`  Editor to use to enter comments when committing. E.g. `git config --system core.editor vim`.

- `diff.tool` Diff tool to use, e.g. `vimdiff`,`vimdiff2`,`xxdiff`,`gvimdiff`  

- `user.email` Email to be incldued in each commit.

- `user.name` Full name to be included in each commit.



|*git config --global <params>*
|Set <params> for ALL repositories of a user on the local host, saves <params> in the `~/.gitconfig` or `~/.config/git/config`.

|*git config --local <params>*
|(default) Set <params> for a specific repository only, should be run when inside this repository, saves <params> in the `.git/config` inside the repository. 

|*git config --list --show-origin*
|View all the settings with their origins.


|*Contribute to a project (pull request) on Github.com*
a| Steps to contribute to some project on the github:

. Fork the project you want to contribute to.

. Clone the fork to your local system.

. Make a new custom (non-master) branch inside it.

. Make your changes.

. Push this branch to your Github account.

. Open a Pull Request on the Github.com for the project owner to review & merge.


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