Git Cheat Sheet

In this post, we are discussing Git Cheat Sheet or cheat code or shortcuts which can be really useful in day-to-day life or for interview preparation. Git commands are divided as follows.

1. Git configuration

Git config:

Get and set configuration variables that control all facets of how Git looks and operates.

Set the name:

$ git config –global user.name “User name”

Set the email:

$ git config –global user.email “himanshudubey481@gmail.com”

Set the default editor:

$ git config –global core.editor Vim

Check the setting:

$ git config -list

Git alias

Set up an alias for each command:

$ git config –global alias.co checkout

$ git config –global alias.br branch

$ git config –global alias.ci commit

$ git config –global alias.st status

2. Starting a project

Git init

Create a local repository:

$ git init

Git clone

Make a local copy of the server repository.

$ git clone

3. Local changes

Git add

Add a file to staging (Index) area:

$ git add Filename

Add all files of a repo to staging (Index) area:

$ git add*

Git commit

Record or snapshots the file permanently in the version history with a message.

$ git commit -m ” Commit Message”

4. Track changes

Git diff

Track the changes that have not been staged: $ git diff

Track the changes that have staged but not committed:

$ git diff –staged

Track the changes after committing a file:

$ git diff HEAD

Track the changes between two commits:

$ git diff Git Diff Branches:

$ git diff < branch 2>

Git status

Display the state of the working directory and the staging area.

$ git status

Git show Shows objects:

$ git show

5. Commit History

Git log

Display the most recent commits and the status of the head:

$ git log

Display the output as one commit per line:

$ git log -oneline

Displays the files that have been modified:

$ git log -stat

Display the modified files with location:

$ git log -p

Git blame

Display the modification on each line of a file:

$ git blame <file name>

6. Ignoring files

.gitignore

Specify intentionally untracked files that Git should ignore. Create .gitignore:

$ touch .gitignore List the ignored files:

$ git ls-files -i –exclude-standard

7. Branching

Git branch Create branch:

$ git branch List Branch:

$ git branch –list Delete a Branch:

$ git branch -d Delete a remote Branch:

$ git push origin -delete Rename Branch:

$ git branch -m

Git checkout

Switch between branches in a repository.

Switch to a particular branch:

$ git checkout

Create a new branch and switch to it:

$ git checkout -b Checkout a Remote branch:

$ git checkout

Git stash

Switch branches without committing the current branch. Stash current work:

$ git stash

Saving stashes with a message:

$ git stash save “”

Check the stored stashes:

$ git stash list

Re-apply the changes that you just stashed:

$ git stash apply

Track the stashes and their changes:

$ git stash show

Re-apply the previous commits:

$ git stash pop

Delete a most recent stash from the queue:

$ git stash drop

Delete all the available stashes at once:

$ git stash clear

Stash work on a separate branch:

$ git stash branch

Git cherry pic

Apply the changes introduced by some existing commit:

$ git cherry-pick

8. Merging

Git merge

Merge the branches

$ git merge

Merge the specified commit to currently active branch:

$ git merge

Git rebase:

Apply a sequence of commits from distinct branches into a final commit.

$ git rebase

Continue the rebasing process:

$ git rebase -continue Abort the rebasing process:

$ git rebase –skip

Git interactive rebase

Allow various operations like edit, rewrite, reorder, and more on existing commits.

$ git rebase -i

9. Remote

Git remote

Check the configuration of the remote server:

$ git remote -v

Add a remote for the repository:

$ git remote add Fetch the data from the remote server:

$ git fetch

Remove a remote connection from the repository:

$ git remote rm

Rename remote server:

$ git remote rename

Show additional information about a particular remote:

$ git remote show

Change remote:

$ git remote set-url

Git origin master

Push data to the remote server:

$ git push origin master Pull data from remote server:

$ git pull origin master

10. Pushing Updates

Git push

Transfer the commits from your local repository to a remote server. Push data to the remote server:

$ git push origin master Force push data:

$ git push -f

Delete a remote branch by push command:

$ git push origin -delete edited

11. Pulling updates

Git pull

Pull the data from the server:

$ git pull origin master

Pull a remote branch:

$ git pull

Git fetch:

Download branches and tags from one or more repositories. Fetch the remote repository:

$ git fetch< repository Url> Fetch a specific branch:

$ git fetch

Fetch all the branches simultaneously:

$ git fetch -all

Synchronize the local repository:

$ git fetch origin

12. Undo changes

Git revert

Undo the changes:

$ git revert

Revert a particular commit:

$ git revert

Git reset

Reset the changes:

$ git reset -hard

$ git reset -soft:

$ git reset –mixed

13. Removing files

Git rm

Remove the files from the working tree and from the index:

$ git rm <file Name>

Remove files from the Git But keep the files in your local repository:

$ git rm –cached

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