Cheat Sheet

Whenever you're confused about git, come read this cheat sheet. Remember that all git commands can be run with the --help option. For example:

$ git branch --help or $git log --help

Essential Git Commands

####Create a new git repository $ git init - Create a new, local repository

Repo Status

$ git status - Check the status of your current repository and see which files have changed.

$ git diff - View file differences not yet staged

Repo History

$ git log - Lists version history for current branch

$ git log --oneline --decorate --color --graph --all - makes log more easily legible, all parameters customizable and affect different aspects of log

$ git log -p [filename] Shows history of commits associated with file and what was changed/made within them

Stage files to commit

$ git add <filename> - add file contents to index

$ git add -A - adds everything in current path

Commit changes in staged files

$ git commit -m "<commit message>" - Record changes to the repository along with a message to describe the change.dq

Branching

$ git branch <branch name> - Creates a copy of the master branch with the given name.

$ git branch - List, create, or delete branches

$ git checkout <branch name> - Switch branches or restore working tree files.

Merging

$ git merge <branch name> - Join two or more development histories together.