Install Git GitHub provides desktop clients that include a graphical user interface for the most common repository actions and an automatically updating command line edition of Git for advanced scenarios.
GitHub for Windows http://windows.github.com
GitHub for Mac http://mac.github.com
Git distributions for Linux and POSIX systems are available on the official Git SCM website.
Git for all platforms http://git-scm.com
Configure tooling Configure user information for all local repositories
$ git config --global user.name "[name]"
Sets the name you want attached to your commit transactions
$ git config --global user.email "[email address]"
Sets the email you want attached to your commit transactions
Create repositories Start a new repository or obtain one from an existing URL
$ git init [project-name]
Creates a new local repository with the specified name
$ git clone [url]
Downloads a project and its entire version history
Make changes Review edits and craft a commit transaction
$ git status
Lists all new or modified files to be committed
$ git diff
Shows file differences not yet staged
$ git add [file]
Snapshots the file in preparation for versioning
$ git diff --staged
Shows file differences between staging and the last file version
$ git reset [file]
Unstages the file, but preserves its contents
$ git commit -m"[descriptive message]"
Records file snapshots permanently in version history
Group changes Name a series of commits and combine completed efforts
$ git branch
Lists all local branches in the current repository
$ git branch [branch-name]
Creates a new branch
$ git checkout [branch-name]
Switches to the specified branch and updates working directory
$ git merge [branch-name]
Combines the specified branch’s history into the current branch
$ git branch -d [branch-name]
Deletes the specified branch
Refactor file names Relocate and remove versioned files
$ git rm [file]
Deletes the file from the working directory and stages the deletion
$ git rm --cached [file]
Removes the file from version control but preserves the file locally
$ git mv [file-original] [file-renamed]
Changes the file name and prepare it for commit
Suppress tracking Exclude temporary files and paths
.log build/ temp- A text file named .gitignore suppresses accidental versioning of files and paths matching the specified patterns
$ git ls-files --others --ignored --exclude-standard
Lists all ignored files in this project
Save fragments Shelve and restore incomplete changes
$ git stash
Temporarily stores all modified tracked files
$ git stash pop
Restores the most recently stashed files
$ git stash list
Lists all stashed changesets
$ git stash drop
Discards the most recently stashed changeset
Review history Browse and inspect the evolution of project files
$ git log
Lists version history for the current branch
$ git log --follow [file]
Lists version history for the file, including renames
$ git diff [first-branch]...[second-branch]
Shows content differences between two branches
$ git show [commit]
Outputs metadata and content changes of the specified commit
Redo commits Erase mistakes and craft replacement history
$ git reset [commit]
Undoes all commits after [commit], preserving changes locally
$ git reset --hard [commit]
Discards all history and changes back to the specified commit
Synchronize changes Register a remote (URL) and exchange repository history
$ git fetch [remote]
Downloads all history from the remote repository
$ git merge [remote]/[branch]
Combines the remote branch into the current local branch
$ git push [remote] [branch]
Uploads all local branch commits to GitHub
$ git pull
Downloads bookmark history and incorporates changes