Push and Pull Commands in Git
Learn the Push and Pull Commands in Git with this simple guide. Understand how to sync your local and remote repositories effectively using Git CLI commands.
Clone → Push Workflow
Objective :- Here user originaluser@gmail.com is the owner and newuser@gmail.com want to clone the code make changes and then push it on owner's repository.
originaluser@gmail.com system
git –version
git config - -global user.name “Original User”
git config - -global user. email originaluser@gmail.com
git config - -list
mkdir git-project
cd git-project
nano index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>My First Heading</h1>
<p>My first paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
git init
git add .
git commit -m " Introduced index.html - handcrafted by the Original User"
git remote add origin https://github.com/originaluser/repository-name.git
git push origin master
[Now check code on Git Repository of original user. Code is available with one commit.]
Now new user want to clone the code, commit changes and then push it on originaluser repository.
newuser@gmail.com system
sudo su –
yum install git
git - -version
git config --global user.name "New User"
git config --global user.email “newuser@gmail.com”
git config --list
git clone https://github.com/ originaluser / repository-name.git
cd repository-name
ls -- > shows index.html
git log -- > shows one commit
Add one more file, stage and commit it
nano test.html
Added line for test
git add .
git commit -m “Committing something by new user”
git log -- > shows two commits.
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Grant NewUser Access to the Repository ( By original user )
- Login to GitHub with originaluser@gmail.com.
- Open repository where the code is pushed earlier.
- Click on Settings (top right).
- In the left sidebar, click Collaborators.
- Click Add people and enter newuser@gmail.com.
- Select Write access and send the invite.
- NewUser must accept the invite from the email or GitHub notifications.
Generating a GitHub (PAT)Personal Access Token ( By original User)
- Login to GitHub with originaluser@gmail.com.
- Click on the profile picture (top-right) then select Settings.
- Open Developer settings → Personal access tokens → Tokens (classic). Under left sidebar
- Now Click on Generate new token → Generate new token (classic).
- Give the token a name like "Access for DevOps User".
- Set expiration date for PAT (choose “No expiration” if you don’t want it to expire soon).
- Under Scopes, select:
- repo (Give full control of private repositories)
- Click Generate token.
- Need to copy the token immediately (you won’t see it again – It’s in encrypted form).
On NewUser system
git push https://TOKEN@github.com/originaluser/repository-name.git
git push origin master
Fork → Pull Request Workflow
Fork the Repository (NewUser)
- Login to github account of newuser.
- Fork repository https://github.com/ originaluser / repository-name.git
- New repository gets created NewUser GitHub account by use of Forking.
- Clone the forked repository (NewUser System)
git clone https://github.com/newuser/ repository-name.git
cd repository-name
git status
git add .
git commit -m "Updated code by NewUser"
Push the changes to NewUser’s forked repo:
git push origin master
Create a Pull Request (NewUser)
- Go to NewUser’s forked repo on GitHub:
👉 https://github.com/NewUser/ repository-name.git - Click "Contribute" → "Open Pull Request".
- GitHub will show the changes and allow Original user to request merging into the original repository.
- Click on "Create Pull Request" and add give description of the changes.
- originaluser@gmail.com (Original User) will receive a request to review and merge the changes.
Merge the Pull Request (Original User)
- Original User logs into GitHub and opens the original repository.
- Go to the Pull Requests tab.
- Changes need to be Reviewed and merge the Pull Request.
- The changes from NewUser fork will now be available on the original repository.
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