Git Operations in CodeCommit

Some situations warrant being connected to the CodeCommit repository using SSH.

Here, we will explore how to do the following:

• Connect to a CodeCommit repository via SSH
• Work with branches using Git

Connect to a CodeCommit repository

After creating a CodeCommit repository, there is usually a need to work directly from a local development environment and then push those changes to CodeCommit.

Working on a local machine offers the flexibility of working on several files and branches intermittently. The changes from the other team members need to be pulled from the remote CodeCommit repository to a local environment to avoid losing track of significant changes.

Cloning a CodeCommit repository over an HTTPS connection

A CodeCommit repository can be easily cloned over an HTTPS connection by following the steps below:

1. Configure Git to work with AWS CodeCommit. First, we set up a git-credential helper to use CodeCommit credential helper that automatically retrieves credentials for CodeCommit repositories. Second, we must configure Git to use the HTTP path when working with Git URLs over HTTPS.

2. Access the