The first action you typically take after “git clone” is to change into the newly created directory. This can be accomplished at the Bash shell in a couple of ways. Here is the git URL we will use as an example for this article. # can be https or ssh, can end in .git or … Bash: change into directory just created with git clone
When a GitLab CI/CD pipeline needs to persist job output or a rendered report, it will typically save it as an artifact on the job, or perhaps write it to an external storage service or as a GitLab Release archive. But it is also capable of pushing this file to its own git repository, stored … GitLab: add files to source repository as part of GitLab pipeline
If you need to create a new git branch for your project, one that is completely fresh and with no previous history or commits, that can be done using the “orphan” flag of the switch command if you are using git 2.23+. Fresh branch using ‘git switch’ # create fresh branch git switch –orphan my-fresh-branch … Git: create a new empty branch with no history or commits
The forked workflow is popularized by the Open Source community where your personal contributions are made by having your own personal fork of a repository and pushing a GitLab Merge Request to a central repository. A GitLab Merge Request can be submitted from the web UI by clicking on “Merge requests” and manually selecting the … GitLab: generating URL that can be used for Merge Request from fork to upstream
Gitlab has an official CLI tool that allows you to perform many of the operations you may currently perform in the web UI. Among its many uses, the ‘glab‘ utility will allow you to fork repositories, manage issues, merge PR, and create releases all from the console for ease of use or automation. Below I … GitLab: glab official CLI tool for repository operations
Since the announcement of CVE-2022-24765, newer git clients from the Ubuntu security and archive package repositories may throw errors about “unsafe repository … is owned by someone else” if directories are not owned by your personal user id. First, try to resolve the issue by running the command suggested in the error message. # attempt … Ubuntu: install latest git client from PPA to fix ‘unsafe repository’ errors
Most Git providers-as-a-service have administrative functions for renaming, moving, and even importing repositories from other provider URLs. However, it is also valid to perform these operations manually by repointing the origin and then pushing all commits and tags to a new repository URL. # make sure all changes are pushed first git push # check … Git: cloning a git repository from one location to another
If a git repository requires credentials to clone, and you are still using a username/password (instead of ssh key), it is still possible to have the repository cloned in your automation scripts without be prompted. You just have to ensure that the username and password are properly URL encoded. From the command line, the syntax … Ansible: cloning a git repository that requires credentials
Even where there is an existing git pull request (PR) addressing a bug fix or feature you might find critical for your use case, it is not uncommon for it to be awaiting a merge by the project owner. As an example, the hellofresh company has done a great service to the community offering up … Git: Incorporating multiple pull requests from the main project into your fork
Because of the inherited nature of .gitignore, it can be tricky to determine if you have any files in your repository folder that are “hiding” from source control without your knowledge. This may be in the form of files that should be under source control but got caught in a broad inherited .gitignore rule, or … Git: Identifying files that .gitignore is purposely skipping
If you accidentally pushed a secret or password into a git repository, the BFG Repo-Clean utility is a convenient option for removing all traces of the secret from the entire git commit history. It is also possible to use ‘git-filter-branch‘, but I find BFG more convenient and faster.
Especially with private git repositories that may be self-signed or have private CA, you may get the following error from the git client after a certificate has been updated: fatal: unable to access ‘https://git.mycompany.com/myuser/myrepo.git/’: server certificate verification failed. CAfile: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt CRLfile: none This means that the git client cannot verify the integrity of the certificate … Git: client error, server certificate verification failed
With so many critical projects available in public git repositories like github, it is important to be able to contribute back additional functionality, tests, and documentation to the original project. While most projects do not allow a direct commit, contributions can be made by submitting a pull request to original repository. Often times, repositories are … Git: Contributing to a git project using a pull request
With the modern mantra of “everything is code”, operations and network teams must come to terms with how they want to work with source control in a team environment. Imagine a repository that contains configuration templates and scripts for maintaining an application or appliance. For a multi-member operations team who shares the responsibility for this … Git: Sharing a single git controlled folder among a group under Linux
If you are in the vim camp, you may not appreciate git forcing you to emacs when committing. First, let me remind you how to save and then quit for emacs if you do get forced into that editor. CTRL-X CTRL-S (to save) then CTRL-X CTRL-C (to quit) And if you would like to avoid … Git: Forcing git to use vim for commit messages
Getting a local project into a public repository on GitHub only takes a few steps. This is well documented on a GitHub help page. In this article, I’ll go through getting a local project called “myproject1” into a public GitHub repository.
It is more popular to use an ssh key instead of a password when automating a git clone from a guest OS. But if you do need to specify the password directly into the console command, it takes this form: $ git clone https://<user>:<password>@<gitserver>/<path>/<repo>.git Which works fine if the password is plaintext, but if it … GIT: Calling git clone using password with special character