🧠 GitHub Commands Cheat Sheet

Learn Git in a day — from setup to advanced workflow 🚀

This cheat sheet provides quick reference commands to help you master Git & GitHub from the terminal.
Perfect for beginners and developers looking to refresh their Git skills.

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⚙️ Setup & Configuration

Command	Description
git config --global user.name "Your Name"	Set your username
git config --global user.email "you@example.com"	Set your email address
git config --list	Check all configurations

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🧱 Starting a Repository

Command	Description
git init	Initialize a new local repository
git clone <url>	Clone an existing repo from GitHub

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🔁 Basic Workflow

Command	Description
git status	Check current status
git add <file>	Stage a specific file
git add .	Stage all modified files
git commit -m "message"	Commit staged changes
git log	Show commit history

💡 Pro Tip: Use short, meaningful commit messages.

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🌿 Branching

Command	Description
git branch	List all branches
git branch <name>	Create a new branch
git checkout <name>	Switch to a branch
git checkout -b <name>	Create & switch to a new branch
git merge <branch>	Merge a branch into current
git branch -d <name>	Delete a branch

🌱 Branches keep your main code safe while experimenting.

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🌍 Remote Repositories (GitHub)

Command	Description
git remote -v	View connected remotes
git remote add origin <url>	Add remote origin
git push -u origin main	Push the main branch (first time)
git push	Push latest commits
git pull	Fetch and merge changes
git fetch	Fetch branches/tags only

🌐 Always pull before pushing to avoid merge conflicts.

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🧹 Undo & Fix

Command	Description
git checkout -- <file>	Discard local changes (before staging)
git reset HEAD <file>	Unstage a file
git reset --hard HEAD	Reset to last commit (⚠ loses changes)
git revert <commit>	Create a new commit that undoes a previous one

🩹 Revert is safer than reset when working in shared repos.

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📦 Stash

Command	Description
git stash	Save uncommitted changes temporarily
git stash pop	Reapply last stash
git stash list	Show list of stashes

📂 Useful when switching branches mid-work.

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🏁 Tagging

Command	Description
git tag	List all tags
git tag <tagname>	Create a new tag
git push origin <tagname>	Push tag to remote
git push origin --tags	Push all tags

🏷️ Tags are great for marking release versions (v1.0, v2.0, etc).

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💡 Pro Tips & Tricks

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✨ Compact commit history

git log --oneline --graph

🧩 Check unstaged changes

git diff

👀 Review before commit

git status

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👨‍💻 Author

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Adarsh Lilhare

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