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
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
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
Create a local repository:
$ git init
Make a local copy of the server repository.
$ git clone
3. Local changes
Add a file to staging (Index) area:
$ git add Filename
Add all files of a repo to staging (Index) area:
$ git add*
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>
Display the state of the working directory and the staging area.
$ git status
Git show Shows objects:
$ git show
5. Commit History
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
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
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
Pull the data from the server:
$ git pull origin master
Pull a remote branch:
$ git pull
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
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
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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