Simple Quick Git Common Actions
Create Branch:
Switch to a new branch:
git checkout -b branch-name
Shows the branch your on highlighted by *
git branch
Add files – marks any files to be added
git add .
Check-in changes
git commit -a -m “message” //I always use the -a even with the git add . usage
Merge (to master)
switch back to the branch you want to merge to
git checkout master
specify the branch you want to merge from
git merge branch-name
optional – remove that branch
git branch -d branch-name
to completely abandon a branch:
git branch -D branch-name //only if you really screw things up
Revert – or rather we can still undo the changes easily by having Git check out the previous commit with the checkout command (and a -f flag to force overwriting the current changes):
git checkout -f
Extra Content
Heroku
This is definite OT but to add a few bonus items 
Initial creation (this assumes you setup heroku):
heroku create --stack cedar Deploy:
git push heroku master
(if using rails: heroku run rake db:migrate)
