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--- howto:github [2020/09/07 13:59] – Wulf Rajek
+++ howto:github [2025/10/21 20:53] (current) – [Create repository] Wulf Rajek
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 <code>
 cd context.youtube.dl.menu/
+git config --global init.defaultBranch main
 git init
 Initialised empty Git repository in /home/kodi/wuffrepo/context.youtube.dl.menu/.git/
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 #rename url on github.com if desired, then update the url:
 git remote set-url origin newURL
+</code>
+===== Rebase with fork master =====
+Example fork of repo mainuser/interestingrepo to myuser/interestingrepo
+<code>
+git clone git@github.com:myuser/interestingrepo.git
+cd interestingrepo
+git remote add upstream git@github.com:mainuser/interestingrepo.git
+</code>
+To update:
+<code>
+git fetch upstream
+git rebase upstream/master
+</code>
+===== Change last commit message =====
+<code>
+git commit --amend -m "New message"
+git push --force repository-name branch-name
+</code>
+===== Git Credentials =====
+<code>git config credential.helper store</code>
+then:
+<code>
+git push http://example.com/repo.git
+Username: <type your username>
+Password: <type your password>
+[several days later]
+git push http://example.com/repo.git
+[your credentials are used automatically]
+</code>
+Passwords stored in plain text, each on their own line in URL format:
+<code ~/.git-credentials>
+https://user:pass@example.com
+</code>
+===== Forceful undo last commit =====
+<code>
+git reset --hard HEAD^
+git push origin -f
 </code>