Welcome to the GitX Tutorials section! These tutorials are designed to help you get hands-on experience with GitX, covering a variety of topics from basic operations to advanced workflows. Follow along with these step-by-step guides to become proficient in using GitX.
Setting Up Your First GitX Repository
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to set up and initialize your first GitX repository.
Step 1: Install GitX
Ensure you have GitX installed on your machine. Follow the Installation Guide if you haven’t installed it yet.
Step 2: Initialize a New Repository
Navigate to your project directory and initialize a new GitX repository.
cd /path/to/your/project
gitx init
Step 3: Add Files to Your Repository
Add your project files to the staging area.
gitx add .
Step 4: Commit Your Changes
Commit the staged files to the repository with a message.
gitx commit -m "Initial commit"
Step 5: View Commit History
Check the commit history to confirm your changes.
gitx log
Collaborating with Others
This tutorial covers how to collaborate with other developers using GitX.
Step 1: Clone a Repository
Clone the repository you want to contribute to.
gitx clone <repository-url>
Step 2: Create a New Branch
Create a new branch for your work.
gitx branch <feature-branch>
gitx checkout <feature-branch>
Step 3: Make and Commit Changes
Make your changes and commit them.
gitx add <changed-files>
gitx commit -m "Description of changes"
Step 4: Push Your Changes
Push your changes to the remote repository.
gitx push origin <feature-branch>
Step 5: Create a Pull Request
Create a pull request on the repository’s hosting platform (e.g., GitHub, GitLab) for your changes to be reviewed and merged.
Resolving Merge Conflicts
Learn how to handle and resolve merge conflicts in this tutorial.
Step 1: Simulate a Merge Conflict
Create a conflict by modifying the same line of a file in two different branches.
Step 2: Attempt to Merge
Attempt to merge the branches.
gitx checkout main
gitx merge <conflicting-branch>
Step 3: Resolve Conflicts
GitX will notify you of conflicts. Open the conflicting files and resolve the conflicts manually.
Step 4: Add Resolved Files
After resolving the conflicts, add the resolved files to the staging area.
gitx add <resolved-files>
Step 5: Commit the Merge
Commit the merge with a message.
gitx commit -m "Resolved merge conflicts"
4. Using GitX with Remote Repositories
This tutorial shows you how to use GitX to interact with remote repositories.
Step 1: Add a Remote Repository
Add a remote repository to your GitX project.
gitx remote add origin <repository-url>
Step 2: Fetch Changes
Fetch changes from the remote repository without merging them.
gitx fetch
Step 3: Pull Changes
Pull changes from the remote repository and merge them into your current branch.
gitx pull origin main
Step 4: Push Changes
Push your local commits to the remote repository.
gitx push origin main
5. Advanced Branching and Rebasing (currently under development)
Explore advanced branching and rebasing techniques with GitX.
Step 1: Create a Feature Branch
Create a feature branch from the main branch.
gitx checkout -b feature-branch
Step 2: Rebase Your Feature Branch
Rebase your feature branch onto the latest main branch.
gitx checkout main
gitx pull origin main
gitx checkout feature-branch
gitx rebase main
Step 3: Resolve Any Conflicts
If there are conflicts, resolve them as shown in the merge conflict tutorial.
Step 4: Continue Rebase
After resolving conflicts, continue the rebase process.
gitx rebase --continue
Step 5: Push Your Rebases
Push your rebased feature branch to the remote repository.
gitx push -f origin feature-branch