User:Kebap/git commands

Usual workflow

git pull

git branch myNewFeature

git checkout myNewFeature

work on myNewFile

git status

git add myNewFile

git commit -m "My awesome comment"

git status

rinse and repeat

git push --set-upstream origin myNewFeature

git push

Why does "git status" report "Your branch is ahead of 'origin/development' by X commits." and how to remedy?

You probably pulled origin/development back into your branch to introduce recent upgrades? Use "git pull --rebase" to flatten them and "git log" to verify