In this post we will be seeing Git Commands, Git is open source distributed version controlled system. This Git Commands Cheat Sheet consists of most important and widely used Git Commands.
So let’s get started,
Windows: Use Chocolatey and in powershell type
choco install git
Linux:
ubuntu: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install git - redhat: sudo yum install git
Mac OS:
install Homebrew and Xcode
Set a user name which can be seen or associated with every commit
git config --global user.name "nuclear geeks"
Set a user email which can we seen or associated with every commit
git config --global user.email "nucleargeeks18@gmail.com"
Clone an existing repository
git clone url
Check the modified file in working directory.
git status
Add a modified file to staging area.
git add <file_name>
Add all the modified file to staging area
git add .
Commit message
git commit -m "commit_message"
Difference between working area and staging
git diff <file_name>
Difference between working area and last commit or repository
git diff origin/branch filename
Difference between staging area and repository
git diff --staged git diff --staged <file_name>
List all your branches
git branch
Create new branch
git checkout -b <branch_name>
Push the branch to origin
git push origin <branch_name>
Switch to another branch
git checkout <branch_name>
Merge branches
git merge <branch_name>
Backout File, If you want to move your file from stage area to working or unstage area
git reset HEAD <file_name>
Discard changes in working directory
git checkout <file_name>
Delete file
git rm <file_name>
Rename a file
git mv <current_name> <new_name>
Move a file
git mv <file_name> <dir_name>
Git alias, renaming command to new name
git config -global alias. <short_command> <"long command">
Find hidden file
git ls -al
Stash your changes
git stash
To apply your changed from stash
git stash apply
To delete your stash from the list
git stash drop
To list your stash list
git stash list
To apply the changes and delete from the listt
git stash pop
Git stash with message
git stash save "msg"
Find change done in specific index
git stash show stash@{id}
Apply
git stash apply stash@{id}
Tag creation
git tag <tag_name>
Annotated tag creation
git tag -a <tag_name>
Push tag to remote
git push origin <tag_name>
List all the tags
git tag --list
Delete tags
git tag --delete <tag_name>
Create a branch from the tag
git checkout -b <branch_name> <tagname>
Create a tag from past commit
git tag <tag_name> <reference_of_commit>
So I’ve tried to covered almost all the commands used, do reply in the comment section if you have any trouble with any of the above commands.
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