- Git Commands that you will be using often when you are working with Git.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| git init | Initialize a local Git repository |
| git clone repo_url | Clone public repository |
| git clone | ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git |
| git status | List all new or modified files |
| git add [file-name] | Add a file to the staging area |
| git add -A | Add all new and changed files to the staging area |
| git commit -m "[commit message]" | Commit changes |
| git mv [file-original] [file-renamed]" | Rename the file and prepare it for commit |
| git rm -r [file-name.txt] | Remove a file (or folder) |
| git rm --cached [file] | Remove the file from version control, but preserve the file a local level |
| git branch | List of branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch) |
| git branch -a | List all branches (local and remote) |
| git branch [branch name] | Create a new branch |
| git branch -d [branch name] | Delete a branch |
| git branch -D [branch name] | Delete a branch forcefully |
| git push origin --delete [branch name] | Delete a remote branch |
| git checkout -b [branch name] | Create a new branch and switch to it |
| git checkout -b [branch name] origin/[branch name] | Clone a remote branch and switch to it |
| git branch -m [old branch name] [new branch name] | Rename a local branch |
| git checkout [branch name] | Switch to a branch |
| git checkout - | Switch to the branch last checked out |
| git checkout -- | [file-name.txt] Discard changes to a file |
| git merge [branch name] | Merge a branch into the active branch |
| git merge [source branch] [target branch] | Merge a branch into a target branch |
| git fetch [bookmark] | Download all bookmark history from repository |
| git show [commit] | Produces metadata and content changes from the specified commit |
| git stash | Stash changes in a dirty working directory |
| git stash clear | Remove all stashed entries |
| git stash pop | Restore most recently saved files |
| git stash list | List all changesets in quick save |
| git stash drop | Remove the most recent quick save changeset |
| git push origin [branch name] | Push a branch to your remote repository |
| git push -u origin [branch name] | Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch) |
| git push | Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch) |
| git push origin --delete [branch name] | Delete a remote branch |
| git pull | Update local repository to the newest commit |
| git pull origin [branch name] | Pull changes from remote repository |
| git remote add origin ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git | Add a remote repository |
| git remote set-url origin ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git | Set a repository's origin branch to SSH |
| git log | View changes |
| git log --summary | View changes (detailed) |
| git log --oneline | View changes (briefly) |
| git log --follow [file] | Lists the version history for the file, including changes by name |
| git ls-files --other --ignored --exclude-standard | List all ignored files in this project |
| git diff | Show file differences that haven't been staged |
| git diff [source branch] [target branch] | Preview changes before merging |
| git revert commitid | Revert commit changes |
| git reset [commit] | Undo all commits after [commit], preserving the changes locally |
| git reset --hard [commit] | Discard all history and return to the specified commit |
| git config --global user.name "your_username" | Set globally Username |
| git config --global user.email "your_email_address@example.com" | Set globally Email id |
| git config --global --list | Get global config |
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