Git command cheatsheet
This Git command cheatsheet includes commonly used commands for setting up a repository, committing changes, working with branches, publishing changes, and inspecting changes. It also includes miscellaneous commands such as stashing and tagging.
Note: The commands are described in brief and can be helpful for Git users of all levels.
Git Initialization
This command will Initialize a new Git repository in the current directory
git init
Show Branches
Show a list of all local branches.
git branch
Create new branch
Create a new branch with the given name.
git branch branch-name
Delete a branch
This command will delete your provided branch.
git branch -d branch-name
List all branches
git branch -a command is used to list all branches in a Git repository, including both local and remote branches
git branch -a
Checkout branch
Switch to the specified existing branch by their name.
git checkout branch-name
Create and checkout a new branch
Using this single command you can create a new branch and switch to it.
git checkout -b new-branch-name
Merge branch
Merge the specified branch into the current branch.
git merge branch-name
Abort a merge
Abort a merged branch that has conflicts.
git merge --abort
Push commit
Push committed changes to a remote repository.
git push
Push Branch
Push changes to a specific branch on a remote repository.
git push remote branch
Clone a repository
This will create a clone or copy inside a folder of a remote repository in your local machine.
git clone repositry-url
Pull
Pull the latest changes from a remote repository.
git pull
Pull rebase
Pull changes from a remote repository and rebase instead of merging.
git pull --rebase
Fetch
Fetch the latest changes from a remote repository without merging them into your local branches.
git fetch
Merge remote branch into a local branch
Merge changes from a remote branch into your current local branch.
git merge remote/branch-name
Add a new remote repository to track
git remote add remote-name remote-url
Show list of branches
Show a list of all remote repositories being tracked.
git remote -v
Show commit history
Show the commit history for the current branch.
git log
Show the commit history for a specific file
git log file-name
Commit history with a graph of the branch
Show the commit history with a graph of branch and merge information.
git log --graph
Show the changes made to files that have been staged but not yet committed.
Git diff is commonly used to compare branches in a repository. It displays removed, added, and changed lines in the original file.
git diff
Add a single file
Stage changes to a file to be committed in git.
git add yourfilename
Show the changes made to files in the given commit.
git diff commit-id
Show the changes made between two commits
git diff commit-1 commit-2
Show the status of the current branch and staged changes.
git status
Stash changes are to be reapplied later
git stash
Reapply the most recently stashed changes
git stash apply
Create a new tag at the specified commit
git tag tag-name commit-id
Show a list of all tags in the repository.
git tag
Change the URL of the existing remote repository
This command is used to change the URL of an existing Git remote repository. This command is useful when you need to update the URL of a remote repository.
git remote set-url [remote-name] [repository-url]
//EX:
git remote set-url origin [email protected]:abdultechhub/cheatsheet.git
Add or commit all files
Stage all changed files or new files in the current directory to be committed
git add .
//All changes including deletions
git add -A
Reset file
Unstaged changes to a file from commit.
git reset yourfilename
Reset all files
Unstage all changes from commit.
git reset .
Commit changes with a message
Commit staged changes with a brief message describing the changes made in the local working branch.
git commit -m "Brief message that describes committed changes."
Commit all changes
Stage and commit all changes in one command.
git commit -a
Modify recent commit message
This command will help to modify the most recent commit message.
git commit --amend
