Git cheat sheet

git config --global user.name "Your Name"        # who you are in commitsgit config --global user.email "you@example.com"git config --global init.defaultBranch main      # name for new reposgit config --global pull.rebase true             # pull with rebase by defaultgit config --global core.editor vim              # editor for commit messagesgit config --list                                # show the configuration

git init                          # turn the current folder into a repogit clone https://github.com/user/repo.git      # copy a repogit clone --depth 1 URL           # only the latest commit (faster)

git status -sb                    # short status with the branchgit add file                      # stage a filegit add -p                        # stage changes chunk by chunkgit add .                         # stage everything in this foldergit commit -m "message"           # commit what is stagedgit commit -am "message"          # stage tracked files and commitgit commit --amend                # fix the last commit (message or files)git diff                          # unstaged changesgit diff --staged                 # what you are about to commitgit rm file                       # delete a file and stage itgit mv old new                    # rename a file and stage it

git branch                        # list local branchesgit branch -a                     # include remote branchesgit switch name                   # switch to a branchgit switch -c name                # create and switchgit merge name                    # merge a branch into the current onegit rebase main                   # replay your commits on top of maingit branch -d name                # delete a merged branchgit branch -m new-name            # rename the current branch

git remote -v                           # show the remotesgit remote add origin URL               # add a remote called origingit fetch                               # download without merginggit pull                                # fetch and mergegit pull --rebase                       # fetch and rebase (no merge commit)git push                                # upload commitsgit push -u origin main                 # first push, remember the upstreamgit push origin --delete branch         # delete a remote branch

git restore file                  # discard changes in a file (cannot be undone)git restore --staged file         # unstage a file, keep the changesgit reset --soft HEAD~1           # undo the last commit, keep changes stagedgit reset --mixed HEAD~1          # undo the last commit, keep changes unstagedgit reset --hard HEAD~1           # DANGER: undo the commit and throw changes awaygit revert abc1234                # new commit that reverses a commit (safe for shared branches)git clean -n                      # preview untracked files that clean would deletegit clean -fd                     # DANGER: delete untracked files and foldersgit reflog                        # every place HEAD has been (your safety net)

git log --oneline --graph --decorate --all     # compact history of all branchesgit log -p file                                # history of one file with changesgit log --author="name"                        # commits by one persongit log -S "text"                              # commits that added or removed textgit show abc1234                               # one commit in detailgit blame file                                 # who changed each linegit diff main..feature                         # difference between two branches

git stash                          # shelve uncommitted workgit stash -u                       # include untracked filesgit stash list                     # list the stashgit stash pop                      # bring it back and drop itgit stash apply                    # bring it back and keep itgit stash drop                     # delete the newest stashgit tag v1.0                       # lightweight taggit tag -a v1.0 -m "release 1.0"   # annotated taggit push --tags                    # upload tags

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