Git cheatsheet

git init : initialize an empty Git repository

git clone <repository_url> :clone an existing Git repository

git add . : add all the files/directory files to git

git commit -m "message" :commit all the staged files to git

git status : show the status of your Git repository

git remote -v :show remote origin URL

git remote add origin <your_remote_git_url> :add remote origin URL

git push origin <branch_name> :push your local changes to remote repository

git log : show logs of git commit

git reset <commit_id> :the commit id is removed from the history and the files related to it get unstagged

git remote add upstream <URL> : to set upstream URL

TAG COMMAND

git tag <tag_name> create lightweight tag

git tag -a <tag_name> to create an annotated tag

git tag : to list all the stored tags in the repo

git push origin <tag_name> : push tag to the remote repository

BRANCH COMMAND

git branch : show all the branches of git repo

git checkout <branch_ name> : checkout to an existing branch

git checkout -b <branch_name> : checkout to a new branch

git branch -d <branch_name> : remove a branch from git

git branch -m rename branch :to rename a branch

STASH COMMAND

git stash :to stash staged item

git stash -u : to stash staged/un-tracked items

git stash pop stash@{n} : remove the changes from stash and apply them to working files

git stash apply stash@{n} :To apply a stash and keep it in the stash cache

git stash list :show git stash history

git stash branch :stash work on a separate branch

git stash drop :drops the top stash

Thank you for reading!!

~Sujata Kumari