Keil5 Team Collaboration Development Power Tool: Git Practical Guide

# Keil5: From Beginner to Expert

## 2.1 Creating and Managing Git Repositories

### 2.1.1 Initializing and Cloning Repositories

- **Initializing a Repository:** Use the `git init` command to create a new Git repository locally.
- **Cloning a Repository:** Use the `git clone` command to clone a local copy from a remote repository.

### 2.1.2 Branching and Merging in Repositories

- **Branching:** Git allows for the creation of branches for parallel development of different features or bug fixes.
- **Merging:** Merging integrates changes from different branches into a single branch, usually the main branch.

## 2. Git Team Collaboration Basics

### 2.1 Creating and Managing Git Repositories

#### 2.1.1 Initializing and Cloning Repositories

**Initializing a Repository**

git init

**Logical Analysis:**
This command creates a new Git repository in the current directory and initializes an empty `.git` directory to store version control related information.

**Argument Explanation:**
None

**Cloning a Repository**

git clone <remote repository URL>

**Logical Analysis:**
This command creates a local copy of the repository from a remote repository. It downloads all the history and branches from the remote repository to the local machine.

**Argument Explanation:**
- `<remote repository URL>`: The URL or path of the remote repository

#### 2.1.2 Branching and Merging in Repositories

**Creating a Branch**

git branch <branch name>

**Logical Analysis:**
This command creates a new branch that points to the current commit. It allows for code changes to be made without affecting the main branch.

**Argument Explanation:**
- `<branch name>`: The name of the new branch

**Merging Branches**

git merge <branch name>

**Logical Analysis:**
This command merges the changes from the specified branch into the current branch. It resolves any conflicts and creates a new commit that includes the merged changes.

**Argument Explanation:**
- `<branch name>`: The name of the branch to be merged

### 2.2 Git Version Control Workflow

#### 2.2.1 Code Modification and Committing

**Code Modification**

Modify the code in the local repository.

**Committing**

git commit -m "<commit message>"

**Logical Analysis:**
This command records the changes in the current working directory as a new commit. The commit message describes the changes made.

**Argument Explanation:**
- `-m <commit message>`: The commit message that describes the changes made

#### 2.2.2 Code Review and Merge Requests

**Code Review**

Code review is a collaborative process where team members review each other's code changes to uncover errors, improve code quality, and share knowledge.

**Merge Requests**

Merge requests are a way to propose changes to a remote repository. They allow team members to review and discuss changes before they are merged.

## 3. Git Team Collaboration Practices

### 3.1 Git Branch Management Strategies

#### 3.1.1 Creating, Merging, and Deleting Branches

**Creating a Branch**

git branch <branch name>

**Merging Branches**

git merge <branch name>

**Deleting a Branch**

git branch -d <branch name>

#### 3.1.2 Applying Branch Models

**Mainline Branch Model**

***Mainline Branch (master):** A stable and deployable branch.
***Development Branch (dev):** Used for new feature development and testing.
***Feature Branches (feature):** Used for developing specific features.

**Gitflow Model**

***Mainline Branch (master):** A stable and deployable branch.
***Development Branch (develop):