Git Commands Cheat Sheet

This cheat sheet provides a quick reference to commonly used Git commands.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
git init	Initialize a new Git repository.
git clone <repo>	Clone a repository into a new directory.
git status	Show the working tree status.
git add <file>	Add a file to the staging area.
git add .	Stage all changes in the current directory.
git commit -m "message"	Commit changes to the repository with a message.
git commit -a -m "message"	Stage and commit changes to tracked files.
git log	View the commit history.
git log --oneline	View commit history in a condensed format.
git log --graph	Visualize the commit history as a graph.
git diff	Show changes between commits, working tree, etc.
git diff <commit1> <commit2>	Show changes between two commits.

Branching

Command	Description
git branch	List all branches in the repository.
git branch <branch-name>	Create a new branch.
git checkout <branch-name>	Switch to a branch.
git checkout -b <branch-name>	Create and switch to a new branch.
git merge <branch-name>	Merge a branch into the current branch.
git branch -d <branch-name>	Delete a branch (fails if the branch has unmerged changes).
git branch -D <branch-name>	Force delete a branch.
git rebase <branch-name>	Reapply commits on top of another base tip.

Remote Repositories

Command	Description
git remote -v	List remote repositories.
git remote add <name> <url>	Add a new remote repository.
git fetch <remote>	Fetch changes from the remote repository.
git pull <remote> <branch>	Fetch and merge changes from the remote branch.
git push <remote> <branch>	Push changes to the remote repository.
git push origin --delete <branch>	Delete a remote branch.
git remote show <remote>	Show detailed information about a remote.

Stashing Changes

Command	Description
git stash	Stash changes in a dirty working directory.
git stash list	List stashed changes.
git stash apply	Apply stashed changes to the working directory.
git stash drop	Remove a specific stash.
git stash clear	Clear all stashed changes.
git stash pop	Apply the most recent stash and remove it from the stash list.

Viewing Changes

Command	Description
git show <commit>	Show changes made in a specific commit.
git blame <file>	Show what revision and author last modified each line of a file.
git log --stat	Show changes made in each commit with stats.
git diff --cached	Show changes staged for the next commit.

Undoing Changes

Command	Description
git checkout -- <file>	Discard changes in the working directory.
git reset <file>	Unstage a file while retaining changes.
git reset --hard	Reset the working directory and index to the last commit.
git reset HEAD~1	Undo the last commit, keeping changes in the working directory.

Tagging

Command	Description
git tag	List all tags.
git tag <tag-name>	Create a new tag.
git tag -a <tag-name> -m "message"	Create an annotated tag with a message.
git push origin <tag-name>	Push a tag to the remote repository.
git push --tags	Push all tags to the remote repository.

Help

Command	Description
git help	Show help information about Git commands.
git <command> --help	Show help for a specific command.

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