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Git Commands (Cheat Sheet)

Command	Description
git init	initialize current project folder for version control (creates .git files)
git status	show status of current branch: the changes that need to be staged (tracked) or committed
git add .	add all changed files to stage
git add file.extension	add file to stage
git commit -m "message"	commit current staged changes with message
git commit -am "message"	add all changed files then commit (Doesn't add new files just the tracked files)
git commit --amend	edit last commit
git checkout master	move pointer to master
git checkout commit_id	move pointer to selected commit
git revert commit_id	undo by creating a new commit with reverted changes from previous commit
git reset --flag commit_id	undo by removing changes from previous commit totally flags: --hard : remove from stage & directory --mixed : remove from stage not directory --soft : doesn't remove from stage or directory
git rm file.extension	remove file from stage & project repository
git rm --cached file.extension	remove file from stage
git log	show history of commits including author & date
git blame file.extension	show when each line was last modified in file & who did it
Branches commands
git branch	list all local branches
git branch -a	show all including remote branches
git branch new_branch_name	create new branch
git checkout branch_name	move pointer to branch
git checkout -b new_branch_name	create new branch and moves to it
git branch -d branch_name	delete branch
git merge branch_name	merge a branch to current branch
Remote commands
git remote add give_name repository_https_or_ssh	add a remote repository
git remote set-url remote_name new_link	change remote repository link
git remote -v	show all remote repositories
git clone repository_https_or_ssh	clone a remote repository
git pull	pull project from remote to local repository
git push	push commits from local to remote repository
git pull given_name branch_name	pull from a branch
git push given_name branch_name	push to a branch
git fetch given_name branch_name	pull from a branch but doesn't merge with local files
git push given_name --delete branch_name	delete remote branch

creating .gitignore

make a file .gitignore without extensions and add directories & files

Example:

# comment: Project exclude paths
/folder/
file.txt

updating .gitignore (untrack files)

add file path in .gitignore file then Open git bash and Run:

git rm -r --cached .

Https Auth using token

github website > Settings > Developer Settings > Generate New Token

copy token and put in this link & replace { } with your data

https://{PROJECTNAME}:{TOKEN}@github.com/{USER_OR_ORG}/{REPOSITORYNAME}.git

Use the link in git remote

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