jesuspinar / git

Cheatsheet that helps with git-cli commands.

Git introduction

Beginners guide that helps with git commands.

Global config

Add your name.

git config --global user.name "Your name"

Add your email.

git config --global user.mail "[e-mail]"

Adds default text editor.

git config --global core.editor "code --wait"

Opens config settings.

git config --global -e

Specify the return type just one enter. Linux|Mac

git config --global core.autocrlf input

Specify the return type just one enter. Windows

git config --global core.autocrlf true

See other options.

git config -h

Usefull commands

Initializes a git repo in local folder.

git init

Adds all changes to stage (deleted, modified and new files or dirs).

git add .

Make a commit and specify a message.

git commit -m "Initial commit"

Delete file or dir from the working tree the file.

git rm file

Renaming or moving files or dirs.

git mv filename filename

Shows the changes at stage.

git status

Shows the changes at stage, clean.

git status -s

Compare the changes.

git diff

Compares the changes on stage.

git diff --staged

Review the commit history of the repository.

git log

Review the commit history repo, clean.

git log --oneline

Shows the actual brach.

git branch

Shows local and remote branches and info.

git branch -vva

Creates a new branch.

git checkout -b name

Deletes a local branch.

git branch -d branchName
git branch --delete branchName

Changes to branch .

git switch branchName

Add changes of branchName to current branch.

git merge branchName

Indicates remote server to push changes.

git remote add origin www.github.com

Publishes the changes into branchName at repo on the server.

git push origin branchName

Publishes the changes into branch main if local and remote branch name are different.

git push origin branchLocalName:branchRemoteName

Creates a branch main and publishes changes into it at repo on the server.

git push -u origin main

Show, remove , rename the remote repos

git remote -v 

git remote rm name 

git remote remove name newname 

After pulling shows changes .

git whatchanged