Emacs: magit-mode for git

Magit tutorial for beginner.

All you need to know is Alt+x magit-status and 6 keys:

Tab

Toggle show diff.

s

Stage

u

Unstage

c c

Commit

P

Push

F

Pull

Following are details.

emacs magit-mode is the best interface to the git version control system.

I assume you have used the following git commands in terminal:

• git status
• git add
• git commit
• git push

〔see Git: Basics〕

Install Magit Mode

Install it thru MELPA. 〔see Emacs: Install Package with ELPA/MELPA〕

Using Magit to add, commit, push

First, open a git controlled file, or open its directory in dired.

Alt+x magit-status to see the project's status.

Move cursor to a line, press Tab to toggle “diff”. (Command name magit-section-toggle)

Press s

Add the file under cursor to stage. (magit-stage)

Press S

Add all tracked files to stage. ( magit-stage-modified)

Press u

Unstage the file under cursor. (magit-unstage)

Press U

Unstage all staged files. (magit-unstage-all)

Press c c

Write a commit message, then Ctrl+c Ctrl+c to commit. (magit-commit-popup)

Git Push

Press P

Push. (magit-push-popup)

Git Pull

Press F

Pull. (magit-pull-popup)

Git Log

Alt+x magit-log to see your commit log. Press Enter on a line to see its diff.

View Documentation

Magit comes with complete documentation. It's at the same dir magit-mode.el is at.

To view the doc:

1. Alt+x describe-function, then type magit-mode.
2. Click on the file name to open the source code file, then Alt+x dired-jump to go into that dir. You'll see a file named magit.info
3. universal-argument 【Ctrl+u】, then Alt+x info 【Ctrl+h i】, then type the file name.

Once you've done this, the Magit doc is added to the info index. So, you can just call info 【Ctrl+h i】 to view it next time. 〔see Emacs: View Info Page〕