Git Commands

Curated list of commonly used Git commands.

Table of contents

• Setup and Config
• Getting and Creating Projects
• Basic Snapshotting
• Branching and Merging
• Sharing and Updating Projects
• Inspection and Comparison
• Patching

Setup and Config

Name	Command	Description
git	git --version	Install Git & check the version.
config user_name (global)	git config --global user.name "John Doe"	Git global configurations settings.
config email (global)	git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com	Git global configurations settings.
config user_name	git config user.name "John Doe"	Git configuration settings on the current repository settings.
config email	git config user.email johndoe@example.com	Git configuration settings on the current repository settings.
config	git config --list	It shows your Git configurations.

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Getting and Creating Projects

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

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Basic Snapshotting

Name	Command	Description
add	git add <file or directory name>	Add a file or folder to the staging area.
add	git add .	Add all files located in the root directory to the staging area.
add	git add -A	Find and add all new files and folder throughout the project and add them to the staging area.
status	git status	Check status.
commit	git commit -m "Commit message in quotes"	Add a commit with message.
reset	git reset <file_name>	Opposite of add.
reset	git reset --soft HEAD~1	Undo Last Git Commit.
rm	git rm --cached <file_name>	Remove files from the staging area.
rm	git rm -r -f <file_name / directory_name>	Remove a file / directory (force).
mv	git mv -f <source> <destination>	Move or rename a file / directory (force).

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Branching and Merging

Name	Command	Description
branch	git branch <branch_name>	Create a new branch.
branch	git branch -a	List all remote or local branches.
branch	git branch -d <branch_name>	Delete a branch.
checkout	git checkout <branch_name>	Checkout an existing branch.
checkout	git checkout -b <new_branch>	Create a new branch and switch to it.
merge	git merge <branch_name>	Merge changes into current branch.
merge	git merge <source_branch> <target_branch>	Merge a branch into a target branch.
stash	git stash -u	Store current work with untracked files.
stash	git stash pop	Bring stashed work back to the working directory.

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Sharing and Updating Projects

Name	Command	Description
fetch	git fetch origin	A copy of our remote repository saved to our local machine.
pull	git pull <branch_name> <remote_URL/remote_name>	Pulls the changes from the remote repository to the local computer.
push	git push origin <branch_name>	Push a branch to your remote repository.
push	git push —all	Push all local branches to remote repository.
push	git push --set-upstream origin <branch_name>	Push new commits to the upstream branch.
remote	git remote add origin SSH: git@github.com/<username>/<repository-name>.git	Add a remote repository.
remote	git remote add upstream SSH: git@github.com/<repo-owner-username>/<repository-name>.git	Set upstream command.
remote	git remote -v	URLs that Git has stored.

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Inspection and Comparison

Name	Command	Description
show	git show commitA...commitD	This will output all commits in the range from commitA to commit D.
log	git log	Show entire git log.
log	git log --<author>="Author Name"	Show git log based on commit author.
log	git log --summary	View changes (detailed).
diff	git diff <source_branch> <target_branch>	Preview changes before merging.

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Patching

Name	Command	Description
rebase	git rebase -i <branch_name>	The git rebase command is used to merge the history of two branches on a repository.
revert	git revert <commit_to_revert>	Revert last commit.

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