Here is a cheat sheet for some commonly used Git commands:
Setup
- git config --global user.name "Your Name": Set your name to be used as the commit author
- git config --global user.email "your@email.com": Set your email to be used as the commit author
Creating Repositories
- git init: Initialize a new Git repository
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git clone
<repository>: Clone an existing repository
Making Changes
- git status: Check the status of your repository
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git add
<file>: Add a file to the staging area - git add . : Add all modified and new files to the staging area
- git commit -m "message": Commit changes with a message
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git reset HEAD
<file>: Remove a file from the staging area
Viewing History
- git log: View the commit history
- git diff: View changes that have not been staged
- git diff --staged: View changes that have been staged
Working with Remotes
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git remote add
<name> <url>: Add a remote repository -
git push
<name> <branch>: Push changes to a remote repository -
git pull
<name> <branch>: Pull changes from a remote repository
Branching
- git branch: List all branches
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git branch
<name>: Create a new branch -
git branch -d
<name>: Delete a branch -
git checkout
<name>: Switch to a branch
Merging
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git merge
<branch>: Merge a branch into the current branch
Stashing Changes
- git stash: Stash changes
- git stash list: View a list of stashes
- git stash apply: Apply the latest stash
- git stash drop: Discard the latest stash
Tagging
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git tag
<tagname>: Create a new tag -
git tag -a
<tagname>-m "message": Create a new tag with a message -
git tag -d
<tagname>: Delete a tag - git push --tags: Push tags to the remote repository
Reverting Changes
- git revert HEAD: Revert the last commit
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git revert
<commit>: Revert a specific commit
Resetting
- git reset HEAD: Reset the staging area to the last commit
- git reset --hard HEAD: Reset the staging area and working directory to the last commit
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git reset --hard
<commit>: Reset the staging area and working directory to a specific commit
Aliases
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git config --global alias.
<alias_name> <git_command>: Create aliases for commonly used commands
Top comments (2)
Thanks for sharing all the commands. I like it so much that I created a Git cheatsheet based on your article:
Find it here: paulsblog.dev/cheatsheets/#git-che...
Thank you so much, glad you liked it