Git-Commands-Cheat-Sheet

A list of commonly used Git commands

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Git Setup & Configuration Globally

Command	Description
git config --global user.name "<your username>"	Setup your Git username
git config --global user.email "<your email>"	Setup your Git email address
git config --global credential.helper cache	Caching your login credentials in Git like tokens
git config --global --unset credential.helper	clearing out the cached credentials

Git help

Command	Descripton
git <command> help	See available options for a specific command
git help --all	See all possible commands

Getting & Creating Projects

Command	Description
git init	Initialize a local Git repository
git clone <ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git>	Create a local copy of a remote repository

Basic Snapshotting

Command	Description
git status [--short]	Check the status of repo
git add <file-name>	Add a file to the staging area
git add -A or git add . or git add * or git add --all	Add all new and changed files to the staging area
git add -p	Opens a prompt and asks if you want to stage changes or not
git add fil*	Add all new and changed files starting with 'fil' to the staging area
git commit	Commit changes in the editor
git commit -m "<commit message>"	Commit changes with a short message
git commit -a -m "<commit message>"	Commit changes with a short message skipping the staging environment
git rm -r <file-name.txt>	Remove a tracked file (or folder)
git mv <old name> <new name>	Rename the file

Rollbacks

Commands	Description
git checkout <filename>	Revert unstaged changes
git reset HEAD <filename>	Revert staged changes
git reset HEAD -p	Specify the changes you want to reset
git commit --amend	Overwrite the most recent commit (it is great locally, but avoid it in public)
git revert HEAD	Rollback the last commit
git revert <commit-id>	Rollback to a specific old commit

Branching & Merging

Command	Description
git branch	List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)
git branch -a	List all branches (local and remote)
git branch -r	Check remote branches that Git is tracking
git branch <branch name>	Create a new branch
git branch -d <branch name>	Delete a branch
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 merge <branch name>	Merge a branch into the active branch (preferred to switch to it)
git merge <source branch> <target branch>	Merge a branch into a target branch
git merge --abort	Abort a conflicting merge
git stash	Stash changes in a dirty working directory
git stash clear	Remove all stashed entries
git rebase <branch name>	Transfer work from one branch to another

Sharing & Updating Projects

Command	Description
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 [-f]	[Force] 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 remote -v	See all remote repositories for local repository

Inspection & Comparison

Command	Description
git log [-n]	View commit history [of last n commits]
git log -p	View commit history with changes
git log --stat	Show statistics in each commit including line(s) changed
git log --summary	View commits (summary)
git log --oneline --graph --all	View changes (briefly in single line) graphically for all branches
git log origin/main	Check the current commits log of a remote repo
git show <commit-id>	View a specific commit
git diff <source branch> <target branch>	Preview changes before merging
git diff --staged	See any staged changes