Creating & Copying Projects
Command
Description
git init
Initialize a local Git repository
git clone ssh://[email protected]
Create a local copy of a remote repository
Command
Description
git status
Check status
git add [file-name.txt]
Add a file to the staging area
git add -A
Add all new and changed files to the staging area
git commit -m "[commit message]"
Commit changes
git rm -r [file-name.txt]
Remove a file (or folder)
Command
Description
git branch
List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)
git branch -a
List all branches (loca and remote)
git branch [branch name]
Create a new branch
git branch -d [branch name]
Delete a branch
git push origin --delete [branch name]
Delete a remote branch
git checkout -b [branch name]
Create a new branch and switch to it
git checkout -b [branch name] origin/[branch name]
Clone a remote branch and switch to it
git branch -m [old branch name] [new branch name]
Rename a local branch
git checkout [branch name]
Switch to a branch
git checkout -
Switch to the branch last checked out
git checkout -- [file-name.txt]
Discard changes to a file
git merge [branch name]
Merge a branch into the active branch
git merge [source branch] [target branch]
Merge a branch into a target branch
git stash
Stash changes in a dirty working directory
git stash clear
Remove all stashed entries
Sharing & Updating Projects
Command
Description
git push origin [branch name]
Push a branch to your remote repository
git push -u origin [branch name]
Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)
git push
Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch)
git push origin --delete [branch name]
Delete a remote branch
git pull
Update local repository to the newest commit
git pull origin [branch name]
Pull changes from remote repository
git remote add origin ssh://[email protected]
Add a remote repository
git remote set-url origin ssh://[email protected]
Set a repository's origin branch to SSH
git remote -v
Shows URL's of remote repository when listing your current remote connections
git remote add upstreatm https://github.com/[origonal owner]/[origonal repository]
Specify a new remote upstream repo that will be synced with the fork
git fetch upstream
Sync a fork of a repository to keep it up-to-date with the upstream master repository
git rebase upstream/master
Command
Description
git log
View changes
git log --summary
View changes (detailed)
git log --oneline
View changes (brief)
git diff [source branch] [target branch]
Preview changes before merging
Adapted from David John Gagne, NCAR-CISL