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git config --global user.name "Your Name"
Set global username
Example:
git config --global user.name "John Doe"
Flags: --global
git config --global user.email "email@example.com"
Set global email
Example:
git config --global user.email "john@example.com"
Flags: --global
git init
Initialize a new git repository
Example:
git init my-project
git clone <repo-url>
Clone a repository
Example:
git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git
git clone --depth 1 <repo-url>
Clone with limited history (shallow clone)
Example:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/user/repo.git
Flags: --depth
git branch
List local branches
Example:
git branch
git branch -a
List all branches (local and remote)
Example:
git branch -a
Flags: -a
git branch <branch-name>
Create a new branch
Example:
git branch feature/new-feature
git checkout -b <branch-name>
Create and switch to new branch
Example:
git checkout -b feature/new-feature
Flags: -b
git switch -c <branch-name>
Create and switch to new branch (modern)
Example:
git switch -c feature/new-feature
Flags: -c
git checkout <branch-name>
Switch to an existing branch
Example:
git checkout main
git switch <branch-name>
Switch to branch (modern syntax)
Example:
git switch main
git branch -d <branch-name>
Delete a branch
Example:
git branch -d feature/old-feature
Flags: -d
git branch -D <branch-name>
Force delete a branch
Example:
git branch -D feature/old-feature
Flags: -D
git branch -m <old-name> <new-name>
Rename a branch
Example:
git branch -m old-feature new-feature
Flags: -m
git branch -m <new-name>
Rename current branch
Example:
git branch -m renamed-feature
Flags: -m
git status
Show working tree status
Example:
git status
git add <file>
Stage a specific file
Example:
git add src/index.js
git add .
Stage all changes
Example:
git add .
git add -A
Stage all changes including deletions
Example:
git add -A
Flags: -A
git add -p
Interactive staging (patch mode)
Example:
git add -p
Flags: -p
git commit -m "message"
Commit with message
Example:
git commit -m "Add new feature"
Flags: -m
git commit -am "message"
Stage tracked files and commit
Example:
git commit -am "Update documentation"
Flags: -am
git commit --amend
Modify the last commit
Example:
git commit --amend
Flags: --amend
git commit --amend --no-edit
Amend last commit without changing message
Example:
git commit --amend --no-edit
Flags: --amend --no-edit
git commit --allow-empty -m "message"
Create empty commit
Example:
git commit --allow-empty -m "Trigger CI/CD"
Flags: --allow-empty
git stash
Stash current changes
Example:
git stash
git stash save "message"
Stash with description
Example:
git stash save "WIP: feature development"
git stash list
List all stashes
Example:
git stash list
git stash pop
Apply and remove last stash
Example:
git stash pop
git stash apply
Apply last stash without removing
Example:
git stash apply
git stash apply stash@{n}
Apply specific stash by index
Example:
git stash apply stash@{2}
git stash drop
Delete last stash
Example:
git stash drop
git stash clear
Delete all stashes
Example:
git stash clear
git merge <branch-name>
Merge branch into current branch
Example:
git merge feature/new-feature
git merge --no-ff <branch-name>
Merge with merge commit
Example:
git merge --no-ff feature/new-feature
Flags: --no-ff
git merge --squash <branch-name>
Squash and merge
Example:
git merge --squash feature/new-feature
Flags: --squash
git merge --abort
Abort merge in progress
Example:
git merge --abort
Flags: --abort
git rebase <branch-name>
Rebase current branch
Example:
git rebase main
git rebase -i HEAD~n
Interactive rebase last n commits
Example:
git rebase -i HEAD~3
Flags: -i
git rebase --abort
Abort rebase
Example:
git rebase --abort
Flags: --abort
git rebase --continue
Continue rebase after resolving conflicts
Example:
git rebase --continue
Flags: --continue
git remote
List remote repositories
Example:
git remote
git remote -v
List remotes with URLs
Example:
git remote -v
Flags: -v
git remote add <name> <url>
Add a new remote
Example:
git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo.git
git remote remove <name>
Remove a remote
Example:
git remote remove old-remote
git remote rename <old> <new>
Rename a remote
Example:
git remote rename origin upstream
git remote set-url <name> <url>
Change remote URL
Example:
git remote set-url origin https://github.com/user/new-repo.git
git fetch
Fetch updates from remote
Example:
git fetch origin
git fetch --all
Fetch from all remotes
Example:
git fetch --all
Flags: --all
git pull
Fetch and merge remote changes
Example:
git pull origin main
git pull --rebase
Fetch and rebase instead of merge
Example:
git pull --rebase origin main
Flags: --rebase
git push
Push commits to remote
Example:
git push origin main
git push -u origin <branch>
Push and set upstream branch
Example:
git push -u origin feature/new-feature
Flags: -u
git push --all
Push all branches
Example:
git push --all origin
Flags: --all
git push --force
Force push (use with caution)
Example:
git push --force origin main
Flags: --force
git push --force-with-lease
Safer force push
Example:
git push --force-with-lease origin main
Flags: --force-with-lease
git push origin --delete <branch>
Delete remote branch
Example:
git push origin --delete feature/old-feature
Flags: --delete
git restore <file>
Discard changes in working directory
Example:
git restore src/index.js
git checkout -- <file>
Discard changes (older syntax)
Example:
git checkout -- src/index.js
Flags: --
git clean -fd
Remove untracked files and directories
Example:
git clean -fd
Flags: -fd
git reset <file>
Unstage a file
Example:
git reset src/index.js
git reset --soft HEAD~1
Undo last commit, keep changes staged
Example:
git reset --soft HEAD~1
Flags: --soft
git reset --mixed HEAD~1
Undo last commit, keep changes unstaged
Example:
git reset --mixed HEAD~1
Flags: --mixed
git reset --hard HEAD~1
Undo last commit and discard changes
Example:
git reset --hard HEAD~1
Flags: --hard
git revert <commit-hash>
Create new commit that undoes changes
Example:
git revert abc1234
git revert HEAD
Revert the last commit
Example:
git revert HEAD
git log
Show commit history
Example:
git log
git log --oneline
Show condensed commit history
Example:
git log --oneline
Flags: --oneline
git log --graph --all --oneline
Show visual branch history
Example:
git log --graph --all --oneline
Flags: --graph --all
git log -n <number>
Show last n commits
Example:
git log -n 10
Flags: -n
git log --author="name"
Show commits by specific author
Example:
git log --author="John"
Flags: --author
git log --grep="pattern"
Search commits by message
Example:
git log --grep="bug fix"
Flags: --grep
git log <file>
Show history for specific file
Example:
git log src/index.js
git show <commit-hash>
Show specific commit details
Example:
git show abc1234
git diff
Show unstaged changes
Example:
git diff
git diff --staged
Show staged changes
Example:
git diff --staged
Flags: --staged
git diff <branch1> <branch2>
Compare two branches
Example:
git diff main feature/new-feature
git blame <file>
Show line-by-line commit history
Example:
git blame src/index.js
git tag
List tags
Example:
git tag
git tag <tag-name>
Create a tag
Example:
git tag v1.0.0
git tag -a <tag-name> -m "message"
Create annotated tag
Example:
git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Release 1.0"
Flags: -a
git cherry-pick <commit-hash>
Apply specific commit to current branch
Example:
git cherry-pick abc1234
git cherry-pick <commit1>..<commit2>
Cherry-pick range of commits
Example:
git cherry-pick abc1234..def5678
git bisect start
Start binary search for bug
Example:
git bisect start
git bisect bad
Mark current commit as bad
Example:
git bisect bad
git bisect good <commit-hash>
Mark commit as good
Example:
git bisect good abc1234
git reflog
Show reference logs
Example:
git reflog
git fsck --lost-found
Find lost commits
Example:
git fsck --lost-found
Flags: --lost-found
git hook
Manage git hooks
Example:
git hook list
git worktree add <path> <branch>
Create separate working tree
Example:
git worktree add ../hotfix main
git submodule add <url> <path>
Add a submodule
Example:
git submodule add https://github.com/user/module.git modules/dep
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- Setup & Configuration: Initialize repositories and configure user information
- Branching Strategy: Create, switch, and manage feature branches
- Committing Changes: Stage files, commit with meaningful messages, and amend commits
- Remote Collaboration: Push, pull, and manage remote repositories
- Merging & Rebasing: Integrate branches and maintain clean history
- Undoing Changes: Revert commits, reset changes, and recover lost work
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