Git cheatsheet
Git is a decentralized version management software. With this cheatsheet, you will have quick access to the most common git commands
Configuration
Set the global config
git config --global user.name "[name]" git config --global user.email "[email]"
Get started
Create a git repository
git init
Clone an existing git repository
git clone [url]
Commit
Commit all tracked changes
git commit -am "[commit message]"
Add new modifications to the last commit
git commit --amend --no-edit
I've made a mistake
Change last commit message
git commit --amend
Undo most recent commit and keep changes
git reset HEAD~1
Undo the N most recent commit and keep changes
git reset HEAD~N
Undo most recent commit and get rid of changes
git reset HEAD~1 --hard
Discard all uncommitted changes
git reset --hard
Reset branch to remote state
git fetch origin git reset --hard origin/[branch-name]
Miscellaneous
Renaming the local master branch to main
git branch -m master main
Staging
Add file to staging area
git add [file]
Add all changes to staging area
git add .
Remove file from staging area
git reset HEAD [file]
View staged changes
git diff --staged
Branches
List all branches
git branch
Create a new branch
git branch [branch-name]
Switch to a branch
git checkout [branch-name]
Create and switch to a new branch
git checkout -b [branch-name]
Delete a branch
git branch -d [branch-name]
Force delete a branch
git branch -D [branch-name]
Merge a branch into current branch
git merge [branch-name]
Remote
List remote repositories
git remote -v
Add a remote repository
git remote add [name] [url]
Fetch changes from remote
git fetch [remote]
Pull changes from remote
git pull [remote] [branch]
Push changes to remote
git push [remote] [branch]
Push and set upstream
git push -u origin [branch]
History
View commit history
git log
View commit history (one line per commit)
git log --oneline
View commit history with graph
git log --graph --oneline --all
View changes in a specific commit
git show [commit-hash]
View file history
git log -p [file]
Stashing
Stash current changes
git stash
Stash with a message
git stash save "[message]"
List all stashes
git stash list
Apply most recent stash
git stash apply
Apply and remove most recent stash
git stash pop
Delete most recent stash
git stash drop
Status & Inspection
View status of working directory
git status
View unstaged changes
git diff
View staged changes
git diff --staged
View changes between branches
git diff [branch1]..[branch2]
Note: Git is a decentralized version management software. This cheatsheet provides quick access to the most common git commands for everyday development workflows.
About this tool
Use it to
- Quick reference for Git commands
- Learn common Git workflows
- Find commands for specific Git operations
- Reference for branching and merging
- Configuration
- Set up your Git user name and email for commits with global config commands.
- Branch Management
- Create, switch, merge, and delete branches for feature development.
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