Swanand: Here is a cheat sheet of common Git commands with examples

Saturday 14 October 2023

Here is a cheat sheet of common Git commands with examples:

Git basics

git init: Initialize a new Git repository.
git add <file or directory>: Add a file or directory to the staging area.
git commit -m <message>: Commit the changes in the staging area to the repository with a commit message.
git push <remote> <branch>: Push the local branch to the remote repository.
git pull <remote> <branch>: Pull the remote branch to the local repository.
git status: Show the status of the working tree and staging area.
git diff: Show the changes between the working tree and the staging area, or between the staging area and the last commit.
git log: Show the history of commits in the repository.
git checkout <branch>: Switch to a different branch.

Git branching

git merge <branch name>: Merge the changes from another branch into the current branch.
git rebase <branch name>: Replay the commits from one branch onto another branch.
git branch -d <branch name>: Delete a branch.

Git collaboration

git clone <url>: Clone a remote repository to your local machine.
git fetch: Fetch the latest changes from the remote repository.
git merge <remote> <branch>: Merge the changes from the remote branch into the current branch.
git push <remote> <branch>: Push the local branch to the remote repository.

Example:

To initialize a new Git repository, run the following command:

git init

To add a file to the staging area, run the following command:

git add <file name>

To commit the changes in the staging area to the repository, run the following command:

git commit -m <commit message>

To push the local branch to the remote repository, run the following command:

git push <remote> <branch>

To pull the remote branch to the local repository, run the following command:

git pull <remote> <branch>

For more information on Git, please see the official Git documentation.

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