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>

2. 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.