Curated list of commonly used Git commands.
Name Command Description
git
git --versionInstall Git & check the version.
config user_name (global)
git config --global user.name "John Doe"Git global configurations settings.
config email (global)
git config --global user.email [email protected] Git global configurations settings.
config user_name
git config user.name "John Doe"Git configuration settings on the current repository settings.
config email
git config user.email [email protected] Git configuration settings on the current repository settings.
config
git config --listIt shows your Git configurations.
Getting and Creating Projects
Name Command Description
init
git initInitialize a local Git repository.
clone
git clone SSH: [email protected] /<username>/<repository-name>.gitCreate a local copy of a remote repository.
Name Command Description
add
git add <file or directory name>Add a file or folder to the staging area.
add
git add .Add all files located in the root directory to the staging area.
add
git add -AFind and add all new files and folder throughout the project and add them to the staging area.
status
git statusCheck status.
commit
git commit -m "Commit message in quotes"Add a commit with message.
reset
git reset <file_name>Opposite of add.
reset
git reset --soft HEAD~1Undo Last Git Commit.
rm
git rm --cached <file_name>Remove files from the staging area.
rm
git rm -r -f <file_name / directory_name>Remove a file / directory (force).
mv
git mv -f <source> <destination>Move or rename a file / directory (force).
Name Command Description
branch
git branch <branch_name>Create a new branch.
branch
git branch -aList all remote or local branches.
branch
git branch -d <branch_name>Delete a branch.
checkout
git checkout <branch_name>Checkout an existing branch.
checkout
git checkout -b <new_branch>Create a new branch and switch to it.
merge
git merge <branch_name>Merge changes into current branch.
merge
git merge <source_branch> <target_branch>Merge a branch into a target branch.
stash
git stash -uStore current work with untracked files.
stash
git stash popBring stashed work back to the working directory.
Sharing and Updating Projects
Name Command Description
fetch
git fetch originA copy of our remote repository saved to our local machine.
pull
git pull <branch_name> <remote_URL/remote_name>Pulls the changes from the remote repository to the local computer.
push
git push origin <branch_name>Push a branch to your remote repository.
push
git push —allPush all local branches to remote repository.
push
git push --set-upstream origin <branch_name>Push new commits to the upstream branch.
remote
git remote add origin SSH: [email protected] /<username>/<repository-name>.gitAdd a remote repository.
remote
git remote add upstream SSH: [email protected] /<repo-owner-username>/<repository-name>.gitSet upstream command.
remote
git remote -vURLs that Git has stored.
Inspection and Comparison
Name Command Description
show
git show commitA...commitDThis will output all commits in the range from commitA to commit D.
log
git logShow entire git log.
log
git log --<author>="Author Name"Show git log based on commit author.
log
git log --summaryView changes (detailed).
diff
git diff <source_branch> <target_branch>Preview changes before merging.
Name Command Description
rebase
git rebase -i <branch_name>The git rebase command is used to merge the history of two branches on a repository.
revert
git revert <commit_to_revert>Revert last commit.
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