This Git cheat sheet saves you time when you just can't remember what a command is or don't want to use git help in the command line. It is hard to memorize all the important Git commands by heart, so this can help you when you get stuck.
Setup
git --version
To check the version of git
which git
See where Git is located
git help
terminal-based documentation
cd
Navigate to the directories using terminal
ls
list files and directories
ls -A
list hidden files and directories
mkdir
Creating a new directory using terminal
touch readme.txt
creating new file
Git configuration
Configuring user information used across all local repositories
git config --global user.name "First name last name"
git config --global user.email "[valid-email"
Git basics
git init
initialize an existing directory as a Git repository
git status
show modified files in the working directory, staged for your next commit
git add [filename]
Stage all changes in for the next commit.
git commit -m "Describe Message"
commit your staged content as a new commit snapshot
Branches
git branch
List all branches
git branch newbranch
Create a new branch
git checkout newbranch
switch to another branch and check it out into your working directory
git checkout -b newbranch
Create and switch to new branch at the same time
git branch -m branchname new_branchname
Renaming a branch
git branch -d branchname
Delete merged branch (only possible if not HEAD)
git branch -D branch_to_delete
Delete not merged branch
Merge
git merge branchname
Merge the specified branch’s history into the current one
git merge --ff-only branchname
Merge to master only if fast forward
git merge --abort
Stop merge in case of merge conflicts
git cherry-pick 073791e7
Merge a Specific commit
git checkout branchname » git rebase master
Rebase the current branch onto master
git rebase --abort
Cancel rebase
git rebase -i HEAD~3
Squash Multiple commits into one
Git log
git log
show all commits in the current branch’s history
git log --oneline
Show oneline-summary of commits
git log -p
show changes
git log --stat --summary
Show stats and summary of commit
git log --graph
Show history of commits as graph
git log --oneline --graph --all --decorate
Show history of commits as graph-summary
Compare
git diff
To compare modified files
git diff --staged
To compare modified files within the staging area
git diff master..branchname
To compare branches
git diff 6eb715d
Compare with the previous commit
git diff --ignore-space-change 6eb715d..HEAD
to compare without caring about spaces:
git diff --ignore-all-space 6eb715d..HEAD
To compare without caring about all spaces
Make sure you replace this commit 6eb715d with your commit ID
Stash
git stash
Save modified and staged changes
git stash save "Message"
Put in the stash with message
git stash list
list stack-order of stashed file changes
git stash show stash@{0}
Show stash stats
git stash pop
write working from the top of stash stack
git stash branch new_branch
Create branch from stash
git stash drop
discard the changes from the top of stash stack
Tags
git tag
Show all released versions
git tag -l -n1
Show all released versions with comments
git tag v1.0.0
Create release version
git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Message"
Create release version with comment
git checkout v1.0.0
Checkout a specific release version
Reset
git revert 073791
Go back to commit
git reset --soft 073791
Soft reset (move HEAD only; neither staging nor working directory is changed)
git reset --soft HEAD~
Undo the latest commit
Remote
git remote add origin [repo-url]
Adding remote origin to local repository
git remote -v
Show remote details
git remote rm origin
Remove origin
git branch -M main
Renaming a branch
git push -u origin master
Push changes to the remote repository
git pull
Pulling changes from the remote repository
git pull origin branchname
Pull specific branch
git clone [repo-url]
Cloning a local repository
git push origin --delete branchname
Deleting branch from the remote origin
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