Git Cheat Sheet

Statuses

staged: ready to be committed.
unstaged: changed, not prepared for commit.
untracked: not tracked by git (usually a new file).
deleted: removed and waiting to be deleted from repo.

Branching

git branch new_branch_name: Create a Branch
git checkout -b new_branch_name: Create a Branch And Switch To It
git branch -d branch_name: Delete a Merged Branch
git branch -D branch_name: Delete an Unmerged Branch
git branch: List wll branches (the current branch will be starred).
git checkout branch_name: Switch branches.
git merge master: Merge current branch to master.

Committing

git add -A: Add (Stage) Everything to Git
git add '*.txt': Add (Stage) All Files Recursively
git rm foo.txt: Stage A File Removal
git rm -r directory: Stage a directory removal.
git reset foo.txt: Remove From Staging
git checkout -- foo.txt: Restore File To Last Commit
git reset --hard: Reset To Last Commit (Leave Untracked Files)
git reset --hard remote/branch: Reset To Last Commit On Remote
git reset --hard SHA: Reset to a particular commit
git clean -df: Delete Untracked Files
git commit -m "super cool commit": Commit Staged Files With Comment
git stash: Stash uncommitted files.
git stash apply: Apply stashed files.
git commit --amend: Modify the previous commit.
Misc.
- HEAD: Pointed to most recent commit.

Pushing & Pulling

git remote add origin https://github.com/try-git/try_git.git: Add a remote repo.
git push -u origin master: Push master branch to the origin remote repo.
git push origin --all: Push all branches to origin remote repo.
git push origin --tags: Push all tags to origin remote repo.
git pull origin master: Pull commits on master branch from origin remove repo.

Diff

git diff develop:pom.xml master:pom.xml: Diff a File Between Two Branches
git diff HEAD: Compare Repository With HEAD (Last Commit)
git diff --staged: Compare Staged Files With HEAD (Last Commit)

Merging

git reset --hard HEAD: Undo a merge

Misc.

git log --summary: View A Repo's History
git log -- foo/bar.txt: View the entire history for a file
git show abc123: Show the contents of a particular commit