Git Commands Cheat Sheet

• Git Commands Cheat Sheet
  • Here are some of the most common and useful Git commands
  • Git Configuration
  • Create Project
  • Local Changes
  • Track Changes
  • Commit History
  • Ignoring files
  • Branching
    • Git branch
    • Git checkout
    • Git stash
  • Merging
    • Git merge
    • Git rebase
  • Remote
  • Pushing Updates
  • Pulling Updates
    • Git pull
    • Git fetch
  • Undo Changes
    • Git revert
    • Git reset
  • Removing Files
  • Reference

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Here are some of the most common and useful Git commands

Git Configuration

Command	Description
$ git config	🛠️ Get and set configuration variables for Git.
$ git config --global user.name "User name"	✏️ Set the name.
$ git config --global user.email "your-email@example.com"	✉️ Set the email.
$ git config --global core.editor "your-editor"	📝 Set the default editor.
$ git config --global color.ui auto	🌈 Turns on color output for Git commands.
$ git config --list	ℹ️ See all your settings.

Create Project

Command	Description
$ git init	🏁 Create a local repository.
$ git clone	🔄 Clone a remote repository.

Local Changes

Command	Description
$ git add file-path	➕ Adds a file to the staging area.
$ git add .	➕ Add all files to the staging area.
$ git commit -m " Commit Message"	💾 Commit file permanently in the version history.

Track Changes

Command	Description
$ git diff	🔄 Shows the differences between your folder and the stage.
$ git diff --staged	🔄 Shows the differences between the stage and the last commit.
$ git diff HEAD	🔄 Track the changes after committing a file.
$ git diff <branch-2>	🔄 Track the changes between two commits.
$ git status	ℹ️ Display the state of the working directory and the staging area.
$ git show	ℹ️ Show the newest commit on a branch.
$ git diff -- file-path	🔄 Show changes for a particular file.
$ git diff branch-1 branch-2 --name-only	🔄 Show difference between two branches (file names only).
$ git diff branch-1 branch-2 -- file-path	🔄 Show differences between two branches for a specific file.

Commit History

Command	Description
$ git log	📜 Display the most recent commits and the status of the head.
$ git log -oneline	📜 Display the output as one commit per line.
$ git log -stat	📜 Displays the files that have been modified.
$ git log -p	📜 Display the modified files with location.

Ignoring files

Command	Description
$ touch .gitignore	📝 Create a file named .gitignore to list ignored files.
$ git update-index --skip-worktree <file_name>	📝 Mark a file as “skip-worktree” to ignore changes in it.
$ git update-index --no-skip-worktree <file_name>	📝 Unmark a file as “skip-worktree” to stop ignoring changes in it.

A collection of useful .gitignore templates for different languages or frameworks: gitignore

Branching

Git branch

Command	Description
$ git branch	🌿 Show a list of all branches in your local repository.
$ git branch -a	🌿 Show all branches in both local and remote repositories.
$ git branch -r	🌿 Show only remote branches.
$ git branch name	🌿 Creates a new branch called name based on the current commit.
$ git branch name hash	🌿 Create a new branch based on a specific commit identified by its hash.

Git checkout

Command	Description
$ git checkout branch-name	🔀 Switch between branches in a repository.
$ git checkout -b branch-name	🔀 Create a new branch and switch to it.

Git stash

Command	Description
$ git stash	📦 Stash current work.
$ git stash save "your message"	📦 Saving stashes with a message.
$ git stash list	📦 Check the stored stashes.
$ git stash apply	📦 Re-apply the changes that you just stashed.
$ git stash show	📦 Track the stashes and their changes.
$ git stash pop	📦 Re-apply the previous commits.
$ git stash drop	📦 Delete the most recent stash from the queue.
$ git stash clear	📦 Delete all the available stashes at once.
$ git stash branch	📦 Stash work on a separate branch.

Merging

Git merge

Command	Description
$ git merge name	🤝 Merges branch called name into the current branch, creating a new commit that incorporates both changes.
$ git merge --abort	🤝 Aborts the merge process and restores the original state of your project, if there are any conflicts or errors during the merge.

Git rebase

Command	Description
$ git rebase	🔀 Apply a sequence of commits from one branch to another.
$ git rebase -continue	🔀 Continue the rebasing process after resolving conflicts manually.
$ git rebase --skip	🔀 Skip a commit when rebasing.

Remote

Command	Description
$ git remote	🌐 Show a list of all remote repositories associated with your local repository.
$ git remote -v	🌐 Check the configuration of the remote server.
$ git remote show name	🌐 Show information about a specific remote repository called name.
$ git remote add origin repo-url	🌐 Add a remote for the repository.
$ git remote rm	🌐 Remove a remote connection from the repository.
$ git remote rename	🌐 Rename a remote server.
$ git remote show	🌐 Show additional information about a particular remote.
$ git remote set-url name url	🌐 Change the URL of a remote repository called name to url.

Pushing Updates

Command	Description
$ git push origin master	📤 Push data to the remote repository.
$ git push --all	📤 Push all branches to the default remote repository.
$ git push --all origin	📤 Specify the remote repository explicitly.
$ git push -f	📤 Force push data to the remote repository.

Pulling Updates

Git pull

Command	Description
$ git pull	📥 Pull changes from the default remote repository and branch.
$ git pull origin master	📥 Specify the remote repository and branch explicitly.

Git fetch

Command	Description
$ git fetch <repository URL>	📥 Fetch the remote repository.
$ git fetch	📥 Fetch a specific branch.
$ git fetch --all	📥 Fetch all branches simultaneously.
$ git fetch origin	📥 Synchronize the local repository.

Undo Changes

Git revert

Command	Description
$ git revert HEAD	⏪ Undo the latest commit.
$ git revert hash	⏪ Create a new commit that undoes changes made by a specific commit identified by its hash.
$ git revert branch	⏪ Undo all commits on a branch.

Git reset

Command	Description
$ git reset --soft hash	⏪ Reset your current branch to a specific commit identified by its hash, keeping your working directory and staging area unchanged.
$ git reset --mixed hash	⏪ Reset your current branch to a specific commit identified by its hash, resetting your staging area to match it, but keeping your working directory unchanged.
$ git reset --hard hash	⏪ Reset your current branch to a specific commit identified by its hash, resetting your working directory and staging area to match it, discarding any changes made since then.

Removing Files

Command	Description
$ git rm file	🗑️ Delete a file from both your working directory and staging area, staging the deletion for the next commit.
$ git rm --cached file	🗑️ Delete a file only from the staging area, but not from the working directory.

Reference

• Git Docs