Git Basic Command CheatSheet
February 14, 2022
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Git is a free and open-source distributed version control system, was developed by Linus Torvalds in 2005 and today, it is very popular among developer.
git config
This command is used to set user-specific configuration values. For Example, the following command is used to setup email.
git config --global user.email root@example.com
git init
This command is used to initialized a new GIT repository to the local working directory. Example
git init
git clone
This command is used to clone the repository from remote server to working directory. Example
git clone https://github.com/ryanmcdermott/clean-code-javascript.git
git add
This command is used to add the file changes to the repository. For example command will index the README.md located in the local directory.
git add README.md
git commit
This command is used to commit the changes to the file. It is way to comment your changes so that you can use that commit or comment Id later to track your changes. Example
git commit -m "Comment for your changes like Added, Update, Deleted "
git status
Status will show current status of repository, like in which file changes are made, changes are commited or not, etc. Example
git status
git push
This command is used to push changes from your working directory to remote repository. But before push one should add and commit the changed file. while pushing one should provide the branch where the changes will be pushed. Example here changes are pushed to master branch.
git push origin master
git pull
This command is used to pull and merge all the changes found in the remote repository into the working directory. Example
git pull origin master
git checkout
Checkout command is used to create or switch the branches. Example
git checkout -b <branch name> <main branch name>
git checkout <branch>
git remote
This command is used to connect to a remote repository. Example
git remote -v
git remote add origin
git branch
This command is use to list, create, and delete the branches.
git branch
git branch <branch name>
git branch -d <branch name>
git merge
This command is used to merge a branch into the active branch. Example
git merge
git diff
This command is used to list conflicts.
git diff --base
git diff
git tag
Tagging is used to mark specific commits into simple parts.
git tag 1.1.0
git log
This command is used to see the list of commits on branch with details. Example
git log
commit 11f4b6c43b3c8241caasraq9e4be13246e21sewd
Author: Author name
Date: Mon Nov 8 12:56:29 2021 -0600
git reset
This command is used to reset the repository and workind directory to last commit state.
git reset --hard HEAD
git rm
This command is used to remove the change files from working directory. and repository.
git rm filename.txt
git stash This command helps to temporarily save changes that will not be processed immediately.
git stash
git show
This command is used to show the information about any changes.
git show
git fetch
This is command is use to fetch the repositories from remote server currently that is not available in the local working directory.
git fetch origin
git ls-tree
This command to view a tree object, along with the name and mode of each item, and the blob’s SHA-1 value.
git ls-tree HEAD
git catfile
Display the type of an object using the git cat-file command, with the SHA-1 value.
git cat-file –p d674467b4b4aefe5322caf5c28d12f510a9he3e4
git grep
git grep allows users to find sentences and/or words through content trees.
git grep "search words or sentences"
git gc
To optimize the repository by cleaning junk files, through garbage collection, use the following:
git gc
git archive
The git archive command allows a user to create a zip or tar file containing the components of a single directory tree.
git archive --format=tar master
git prune Via the git prune command, objects that do not have incoming pointers are deleted.
git prune
git fsck
Use the git fsck command to check the integrity of the GIT filesystem. Corrupt objects are identified:
git fsck
git rebase
git rebase command is used to reimplement commits from another branch.
git rebase master