A list of my commonly used Git commands
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Getting & Creating Projects
Command
Description
git initInitialize a local Git repository
git clone ssh://[email protected] /[username]/[repository-name].gitCreate a local copy of a remote repository
Command
Description
git statusCheck status
git add [file-name.txt]Add a file to the staging area
git add -AAdd all new and changed files to the staging area
git commit -m "[commit message]"Commit changes
git rm -r [file-name.txt]Remove a file (or folder)
git diffShows the differences between the selected file in your local workspace and the file in the repository.
git blameShows which author made changes to the selected file.
Command
Description
git branchList branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)
git branch -aList all branches (local and remote)
git branch [branch name]Create a new branch
git branch -d [branch name]Delete a branch
git push origin --delete [branch name]Delete a remote branch
git checkout -b [branch name]Create a new branch and switch to it
git checkout -b [branch name] origin/[branch name]Clone a remote branch and switch to it
git checkout [branch name]Switch to a branch
git checkout -Switch to the branch last checked out
git checkout -- [file-name.txt]Discard changes to a file
git checkout [branch name] [file1.txt file2.txt]Add specific files only to current branch(main branch) from given branch(feat branch)
git merge [branch name]Merge a branch into the active branch
git merge [source branch] [target branch]Merge a branch into a target branch
git stashStash changes in a dirty working directory
git stash clearRemove all stashed entries
Sharing & Updating Projects
Command
Description
git push origin [branch name]Push a branch to your remote repository
git push -u origin [branch name]Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)
git pushPush changes to remote repository (remembered branch)
git push origin --delete [branch name]Delete a remote branch
git pullUpdate local repository to the newest commit
git pull origin [branch name]Pull changes from remote repository
Command
Description
git remote add origin ssh://[email protected] /[username]/[repository-name].gitAdd a remote repository
git remote set-url origin ssh://[email protected] /[username]/[repository-name].gitSet a repository's origin branch to SSH
Command
Description
git resetReset current HEAD to the specified state
git reset --hardReset current HEAD to the previous state
git reset --hard [commitId]Reset current HEAD to the specified commitId
Command
Description
git logView changes
git log --onelineView git logs in single line
git log --summaryView changes (detailed)
git diff [source branch] [target branch]Preview changes before merging
git reflogView all changes even after hard reset or rebase