Lplenka / github_commands

Git Commands

A list of commonly used Git commands

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Git configuration

Command	Description
git config --global user.name [user-name]	Sets user name for every repo in the computer
git config --global user.email [email]	Sets user email for every repo
git config user.name [user-name]	Sets user email for a single repo in the computer
git config user.email [email]	Sets user email for every repo
git config --local user.email [email]	Sets user email for local repo
git config --local user.name [user-name]	Sets user name for local repo

Getting & Creating Projects

Command	Description
git init	Initialize a local Git repository
git clone ssh://[e-mail]/[username]/[repository-name].git	Create a local copy of a remote repository

Basic Snapshotting

Command	Description
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)
git mv [old name] [new name]	Rename a file

Branching & Merging

Command	Description
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 checkout [file-name]	Undo the changes in the file
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 list	View the list of stashes made at any time
git stash apply	Apply the changes without removing stored files from stash area
git stash pop	Remove stored files from stash area
git stash clear	Remove all stashed entries

Sharing & Updating Projects

Command	Description
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 fetch	Downloads commits, files, and refs from a remote repository into your local repo
git pull	Update local repository to the newest commit
git pull origin [branch name]	Pull changes from remote repository
git remote add origin ssh://[e-mail]/[username]/[repository-name].git	Add a remote repository
git remote set-url origin ssh://[e-mail]/[username]/[repository-name].git	Set a repository's origin branch to SSH

Inspection & Comparison

Command	Description
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
git blame	Show what revision and author last modified each line of a file

Working with commits

Command	Description
git commit -m [user-message]	Commits the staged changes
git commit --amend -m [user-message]	Changes the message of previous commit
git rebase -i HEAD~[number]	squash previous commits into one