Git-Commands

Mastering Git takes time. But some commands are used more frequently. So, in this repo, you will get to know about those Git Commands.

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Git Commands

Curated list of commonly used Git commands.

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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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🛡️ License

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