Introduction to Git and GitHub

Not recommended, but sometimes useful

The pr_* functions all relate to Pull Requests but it is possible to commit to main directly

Commit work using

gert::git_commit_all("This is a message")

# or

gert::git_add("file.qmd")
gert::git_commit("This is a message")

and then use the Push button in the Git RStudio pane

Accidental commits!

If you commit by accident to any branch, but particularly main, you can undo the last commit

In fact, you can undo any number of last commits!

This has to be done in the Terminal though ($)!

git reset --soft HEAD~1

Moving changes from one branch to another

What if you’ve made a few changes that you want to keep but committed to main?

• In RStudio create a new branch (which will have all the changes)
• Return to main
• Use the terminal to reset the commits you don’t want

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