Git Commands
This is a repo which contains the Git commands I use most frequently.
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Commands
Stage Changes
This Git command stages any modified files.
git add .
Commit Staged Changes
This Git command commits any staged changes.
git commit -m "<MESSAGE>"
Push Commits
This Git command pushes all commits to the remote repository.
git commit -m "<MESSAGE>"
Undo Previous Commit
This Git command undoes the previous commit if it has not been pushed yet.
git reset --soft HEAD~
Create Repo
This Git command creates a local repository on the command line.
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin https://github.com/alexlostorto/<REPO-NAME>.git
git push -u origin main
FATAL: No Upstream Branch
This Git command fixes the 'fatal: The current branch main has no upstream branch.' error.
git config --global push.autoSetupRemote true
git push
Rename Folder when Cloning
This Git command changes the name of the folder when cloning from GitHub.
git clone <Repo> <DestinationDirectory>
Delete Commit History
This Git command deletes the commit history of a repository on Github.
Step1: Create a new branch
Step2: Add all the files
Step3: Commit the changes
Step4: Delete the branch
Step5: Rename the current branch to main
Step6: Force update your respoitory
git checkout --orphan latest_branch
git add .
git commit -m "<MESSAGE>"
git branch -D main
git branch -m main
git push -f origin main
Change Git Remote URL
This Git command changes the URL of a Git remote.
git remote set-url origin https://github.com/<USER><REPO-NAME>.git
To verify that the changes were made use the 'git remote' command with the '-v' option (verbose).
git remote -v
Credits
Everything is coded by Alex lo Storto
Licensed under the MIT License.