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Git commands cheat sheet

Commonly-Git-Commands

A list of commonly used Git commands

Git Basic Overview

Getting & Creating Repos

Command	Description
git init	Initialize a local Git repository
git clone https://github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git	Create a local copy of a remote repository. ie: https://github.com/AEM2025/Solar-System.git

Basic Configuration

Command	Description
git config --global user.name	Add your username that will apear in the commit history
git config --global user.email	Add your email that will apear in the commit history
git config --global init.defaultBranch main	Change your default branch name from master to main

Basic Snapshotting

Command	Description
git add FileName.txt	Add a file from working directory to the staging area
git add . OR git add *	Add all new changes from working directory to the staging area
git commit -m "Commit_Message"	Add changes from staging area to the local repo
git commit -am "Commit_Message"	Add changes from working directory to the local repo in one command
git rm -r FileName.txt	Remove a file from Repo
git rm -rf .git	Remove local Repo
git status	Check status of a specific file.
git status -s	Check status of a specific file

Show commit history

Command	Description
git log	View commit history. Who? When? What? SHA1?
git log --summary	View changes (summary)
git log --oneline	View commit history in a sample line
git log --oneline --decorate --graph --all	View changes in a sample line and in a graphic way

Sharing & Updating Projects

Command	Description
git push	Push changes to remote repository.
git push [remote name] [branch name]	Push a branch to your remote repository. Example: git push origin master
git push -u origin [branch name]	Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)
git push origin --delete [branch name]	Delete a remote branch
git push --tags	Publish tags that aren't yet in the remote repository
git pull	Update local repository to the newest commit
git pull origin [branch name]	Pull changes from remote repository
git remote add origin https://github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git	Add a remote repository
git remote set-url origin https://github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git	Set a repository's origin branch to SSH

Tags

Command	Description
git tag <tagname>	Tag the commits (Lightweight Tag). Example: git tag v1.0
git tag -a <tagname>	Tag the commits (Annotated Tag). Example: git tag -a v1.0
git tag -a <tagname> -m "[Message]"	Tag the commits with specific message. Example: git tag -a v2.0 -m "version two"
git tag -d <tagname>	Delete tag
git tag	List stored tags in a repo
git checkout <tagname>	View the state of a repo at a tag
git show <tagname>	Display all info about this tag

Comparison

Command	Description
git diff [source branch] [target branch]	Compare differences between files

Branches

Command	Description
git branch	List branches (the * denotes the current branch)
git branch [branch name]	Create a new branch
git checkout -b [branch name]	Create a new branch and switch to it in one command
git branch -m [old branch name] [new branch name]	Rename a local branch
git branch -a	List all branches (local and remote)
git branch -d [branch name]	Delete a branch
git push [remote repo name] --delete [branch name]	Delete a remote branch. Ex: git push origin --delete test_branch
git checkout [branch name]	Switch to a branch
git switch [branch name]	Switch to a branch
git merge [branch name]	Merge a branch into the active branch
git merge [source branch] [target branch]	Merge a branch into a target branch