This is a Git Commands Handbook, more like a cheatsheet to the various commands for easy reference.
CREATE A REPO
# Creates a local repo git init [name] # Clones a remote repo git clone [remote_project_url]
ADD A FILE TO THE STAGING AREA
# Stage a changed file git add [file_or_directory] # Stage all changed files git add .
COMMIT TO A LOCAL REPO
git commit<br>git commit -m [commit_message]
STATUS OF A WORKING DIRECTORY
# Status of the local repository git status # Changes to the file name git diff [file_name]
BRANCHES
# Create a new branch git branch [new_branch_name] # List all branches git branch git branch -a git branch --list # Switch to branch git checkout [branch_name] git switch [branch_name] # Creates a new branch and switch to the branch git checkout -b [new_branch_name] # Merges a branch with another git merge [branch_name] # Delete a branch git branch -d [branch_name] # Branch newFeature has all the commits of branch main git rebase main newFeature
WORKING WITH REMOTE REPOSITORIES
# Clones a remote repo git clone [remote_project_url] # List all remotes repositories to the local repo git remote -v # Add a remote repository with local repository git remote add [remote_project_url] # Fetches changes from the remote repository git fetch [remote_project_url] # Fetches changes from the remote repository and merge it to local git pull git pull origin [main_branch_name] # Publish local changes to remote repository git push
CONFIGURATION
# List configuration options git config --list # Set your username git config --global user.name "Ephraim Atta-Duncan" # Set your email git config --global user.email 0x10@gmail.com # Set your global branch names git config --global init.defaultBranch [new_default_branch_name]
RESETTIING
# Revert the changes to exactly what you had # Go back to HEAD git reset --hard HEAD # Go back the commit before head git reset --head HEAD^ # Go back to two commits before head git reset --head HEAD~2 # Revert changes to commits only # Go back to HEAD git reset --soft HEAD # Go back the commit before head git reset --soft HEAD^ # Go back to two commits before head git reset --soft HEAD~2