Git Cheatsheet | Knowdust

Setup

git init

Initialize a new Git repository

Example:

git init

git clone [url]

Clone a repository from remote

Example:

git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git

Basic

git status

Check status of working directory

Example:

git status

git add [file]

Stage file for commit

Example:

git add index.html

git add .

Stage all changes

Example:

git add .

git commit -m "[message]"

Commit staged changes

Example:

git commit -m "Add new feature"

Remote

git push origin [branch]

Push commits to remote

Example:

git push origin main

git pull

Fetch and merge changes from remote

Example:

git pull

Branching

git branch

List all branches

Example:

git branch

git branch [name]

Create a new branch

Example:

git branch feature-login

git checkout [branch]

Switch to a branch

Example:

git checkout develop

git merge [branch]

Merge branch into current branch

Example:

git merge feature-login

History

git log

View commit history

Example:

git log --oneline

git diff

Show changes between commits

Example:

git diff HEAD~1

Advanced

git reset --hard [commit]

Reset to a specific commit

Example:

git reset --hard HEAD~1

git stash

Save changes for later

Example:

git stash save "work in progress"

git stash pop

Apply stashed changes

Example:

git stash pop

git rebase [branch]

Reapply commits on top of another base

Example:

git rebase main

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Frequently Asked Questions

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