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GIT Cheat Sheet

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Nabeel Hassan
Nabeel Hassan
Trainer @ DevOps Medium

Setup​

  • Set user details
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
  • Check config
git config --list

Creating and Cloning Repositories​

  • Initialize a new Git repository
git init
  • Clone an existing repository
git clone <repository-url>

Basic Commands​

  • Check the status of the working directory
git status
  • Add files to staging area
  1. Add specific file
git add <file>
  1. Add all files
git add .
  • Commit changes
git commit -m "Commit message"

Branching and Merging​

  • List 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>
  • Merge a branch into the current branch
git merge <branch-name>

Remote Repositories​

  • Add a remote repository
git remote add origin <repository-url>
  • Push changes to remote
git push origin <branch-name>
  • Pull latest changes from remote
git pull origin <branch-name>

Undoing Changes​

  • Unstage a file
git reset HEAD <file>
  • Discard local changes
git checkout -- <file>
  • Revert a commit
git revert <commit-hash>

Log and History​

  • Show commit history
git log
  • Show commit history in one line
git log --oneline

Stashing​

Save uncommitted changes

git stash
  • Apply the latest stashed changes
git stash pop

Tags​

  • List all tags
git tag
  • Create a new tag
git tag -a v1.0 -m "Version 1.0"
  • Push tags to remote
git push origin --tags

Submodules​

  • Add a submodule
git submodule add <repository-url> <path>
  • Initialize submodules
git submodule update --init --recursive

Advanced Commands​

  • Squash commits during interactive rebase
git rebase -i HEAD~<number-of-commits>
  • Amend the last commit message
git commit --amend -m "New commit message"
  • Hard reset to a specific commit
git reset --hard <commit-hash>

This cheat sheet provides a quick reference to essential Git commands for everyday development.