Chapter 6. Remote Collaboration

Remote collaboration is a vital skill for any developer working in teams. This chapter will guide you through the core aspects of collaborating on code repositories remotely using Git and GitHub. You will learn how to interact with remote repositories, upload and download changes, and how to contribute to projects by creating pull requests. By the end of this chapter, you’ll be equipped to effectively collaborate with others and manage your code on remote servers.

What We Cover in This Chapter

The following topics are covered in this chapter:

Git Regular Workflow – Remote Collaboration

In this section, we’ll discuss how Git supports regular workflows for remote collaboration. You’ll learn about key Git commands used for linking, pushing, and pulling data to and from remote repositories, as well as the GUI operations available on GitHub.

Remote Collaboration Overview

In this section, we’ll explore the typical workflow of remote collaboration, where a developer works locally and synchronizes their changes with a remote repository on GitHub. Key steps include pushing local changes, pulling updates from the remote repository, etc.

Link With Remote Repository – Git Remote

In this section, we’ll explain how to link your local repository to a remote repository using the git remote command. You’ll learn how to add, list, remove, and update remote links in Git, as well as how to verify the status of your connections.

Upload to Remote Repository – Git Push

In this section, we’ll demonstrate how to push changes from your local repository to a remote repository using the git push command. We'll explore different cases such as pushing existing branches, new branches, and handling conflicts during the push operation.

Download Remote Repository and Merge to Local Repository – Git Pull

This section covers how to use the git pull command to fetch and merge changes from a remote repository to your local repository. We’ll discuss the differences between git pull and git fetch and when to use each command.

Get Remote Repository Information to Local Repository – Git Fetch

In this section, we’ll explain how to use the git fetch command to obtain the latest information about remote repositories without merging the changes automatically. This command is useful for reviewing updates before performing a merge.

Pull vs. Fetch

In this section, we’ll compare the git pull and git fetch commands, highlighting the differences in their usage. We’ll discuss when to use one over the other based on the specific workflow and collaboration needs.

Request for Review and Merge – Pull Request

This section covers the concept of creating a pull request on GitHub, which is used to request code reviews and merge changes from a topic branch into the main branch. We’ll explore how to initiate a pull request, handle feedback, and finalize the merge.

Merge Operation Using GitHub

In this section, we’ll explain how to perform merge operations directly on GitHub, offering three approaches: create a merge commit, squash and merge, and rebase and merge. We’ll provide examples of when and how to use each approach.

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