Frequently used Git commands

Here are some commonly used Git commands for someone who is learning about version control systems.

1. Cloning a Repository
   git clone – Copies a remote repository to the local machine.

2. Staging Changes
   git add – Stages a specific file for commit.
   git add . – Stages all modified and new files.

3. Committing Changes
   git commit -m "commit message" – Saves the staged changes to the local repository with a message.

4. Pushing Changes to a Remote repository
   git push – Used for Uploading the committed changes to the remote repository.

5. Restoring Staged changes
   git restore --staged – Removes a file from the staging area but keeps changes in the working directory.

6. View the Commit history
   git log – Displays commit history with specific details like author name, date of modification and messages for identification.

7. creating and handling the branches in a repository
   git branch - Lists all branches in the repository.
   git branch - Creates a new branch.
   git checkout - Switches to an existing branch.