Git Cheat Sheet

Git config
Get and set configuration variables that control all facets of how Git looks and operates.
Set the name:
$ git config –global user.name “User name”
Set the email:
$ git config –global user.email “[email protected]“
Set the default editor:
$ git config –global core.editor Vim
Check the setting:
$ git config -list
Git alias
Set up an alias for each command:
$ git config –global alias.co checkout
$ git config –global alias.br branch
$ git config –global alias.ci commit
$ git config –global alias.st status

Git add
Add a file to staging (Index) area:
$ git add Filename
Add all files of a repo to staging (Index) area:
$ git add*
Git commit
Record or snapshots the file permanently in the version history with a message.
$ git commit -m ” Commit Message”

Git diff
Track the changes that have not been staged: $ git diff
Track the changes that have staged but not committed:
$ git diff –staged
Track the changes after committing a file:
$ git diff HEAD
Track the changes between two commits:
$ git diff Git Diff Branches:
$ git diff < branch 2>
Git status
Display the state of the working directory and the staging area.
$ git status
Git show Shows objects:
$ git show

Git log
Display the most recent commits and the status of the head:
$ git log
Display the output as one commit per line:
$ git log -oneline
Displays the files that have been modified:
$ git log -stat
Display the modified files with location:
$ git log -p
Git blame
Display the modification on each line of a file:
$ git blame <file name>

.gitignore
Specify intentionally untracked files that Git should ignore. Create .gitignore:
$ touch .gitignore List the ignored files:
$ git ls-files -i –exclude-standard

Git branch Create branch:
$ git branch List Branch:
$ git branch –list Delete a Branch:
$ git branch -d Delete a remote Branch:
$ git push origin -delete Rename Branch:
$ git branch -m
Git checkout
Switch between branches in a repository.
Switch to a particular branch:
$ git checkout
Create a new branch and switch to it:
$ git checkout -b Checkout a Remote branch:
$ git checkout
Git stash
Switch branches without committing the current branch. Stash current work:
$ git stash
Saving stashes with a message:
$ git stash save “”
Check the stored stashes:
$ git stash list
Re-apply the changes that you just stashed:
$ git stash apply
Track the stashes and their changes:
$ git stash show
Re-apply the previous commits:
$ git stash pop
Delete a most recent stash from the queue:
$ git stash drop
Delete all the available stashes at once:
$ git stash clear
Stash work on a separate branch:
$ git stash branch
Git cherry pic
Apply the changes introduced by some existing commit:
$ git cherry-pick

Git merge
Merge the branches:
$ git merge
Merge the specified commit to currently active branch:
$ git merge
Git rebase
Apply a sequence of commits from distinct branches into a final commit.
$ git rebase
Continue the rebasing process:
$ git rebase -continue Abort the rebasing process:
$ git rebase –skip
Git interactive rebase
Allow various operations like edit, rewrite, reorder, and more on existing commits.
$ git rebase -i

Git remote
Check the configuration of the remote server:
$ git remote -v
Add a remote for the repository:
$ git remote add Fetch the data from the remote server:
$ git fetch
Remove a remote connection from the repository:
$ git remote rm
Rename remote server:
$ git remote rename
Show additional information about a particular remote:
$ git remote show
Change remote:
$ git remote set-url
Git origin master
Push data to the remote server:
$ git push origin master Pull data from remote server:
$ git pull origin master

Git push
Transfer the commits from your local repository to a remote server. Push data to the remote server:
$ git push origin master Force push data:
$ git push -f
Delete a remote branch by push command:
$ git push origin -delete edited

Git pull
Pull the data from the server:
$ git pull origin master
Pull a remote branch:
$ git pull
Git fetch
Download branches and tags from one or more repositories. Fetch the remote repository:
$ git fetch< repository Url> Fetch a specific branch:
$ git fetch
Fetch all the branches simultaneously:
$ git fetch -all
Synchronize the local repository:
$ git fetch origin

Git revert
Undo the changes:
$ git revert
Revert a particular commit:
$ git revert
Git reset
Reset the changes:
$ git reset -hard
$ git reset -soft:
$ git reset –mixed

Git rm
Remove the files from the working tree and from the index:
$ git rm <file Name>
Remove files from the Git But keep the files in your local repository:
$ git rm –cached

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