Git Commands

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A list of my commonly used Git commands

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Getting & Creating Projects

CommandDescription

git init

Initialize a local Git repository

git clone ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git

Create a local copy of a remote repository

Basic Snapshotting

CommandDescription

git status

Check status

git add [file-name.txt]

Add a file to the staging area

git add -A

Add 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)

Branching & Merging

CommandDescription

git branch

List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)

git branch -a

List 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 branch -m [old branch name] [new branch name]

Rename a local branch

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 merge [branch name]

Merge a branch into the active branch

git merge [source branch] [target branch]

Merge a branch into a target branch

git stash

Stash changes in a dirty working directory

git stash clear

Remove all stashed entries

Sharing & Updating Projects

CommandDescription

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 push

Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch)

git push origin --delete [branch name]

Delete a remote branch

git pull

Update local repository to the newest commit

git pull origin [branch name]

Pull changes from remote repository

git remote add origin ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git

Add a remote repository

git remote set-url origin ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git

Set a repository's origin branch to SSH

Inspection & Comparison

CommandDescription

git log

View changes

git log --summary

View changes (detailed)

git log --oneline

View changes (briefly)

git diff [source branch] [target branch]

Preview changes before merging

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