Cheat Sheet for Git Commands

🔸Configuration

- git config --global user.name "Your Name" 
Sets the name for commits globally (for all repositories). 

- git config --global user.email "[email protected]" 
Sets the email for commits globally. 

- git config --list 
Shows all Git configuration settings. 

🔸Repository and Remote Repositories

- git init 
Initializes a new Git repository in the current directory. 

- git clone <repo> 
Creates a local copy of a remote repository. 

- git remote add <name> <url> 
Adds a new remote repository with a name and URL. 

- git remote remove <name> 
Removes a remote repository by name. 

- git remote rename <old-name> <new-name> 
Renames a remote repository. 

🔸Branches

- git branch 
Lists all branches in the repository. 

- git branch <branch-name> 
Creates a new branch with the specified name. 

- git checkout -b <branch-name> 
Creates a new branch and immediately switches to it. 

- git checkout <branch-name> 
Switches to the specified branch. 

- git merge <branch> 
Merges changes from the specified branch into the current one. 

- git rebase <branch> 
Moves commits from the current branch on top of another. 

- git branch -d <branch-name> 
Deletes a branch that has already been merged. 

- git branch -D <branch-name> 
Forcibly deletes a branch regardless of its state. 

🔸Staging and Commits

- git add <file> 
Adds changes in the specified file to staging. 

- git add . 
Adds all changes in the current directory and subfolders. 

- git commit -m "message" 
Commits staged changes with a message. 

- git commit --amend 
Modifies the last commit (message or content). 

🔸Undoing Changes

- git reset <file> 
Removes a file from staging (keeps changes). 

- git reset HEAD~1 
Undoes the last commit but keeps changes in the working directory. 

🔸Viewing Changes

- git status 
Shows the state of the working directory and staging. 

- git diff 
Shows differences between the working directory and the index. 

- git diff --staged 
Shows differences between staged changes and the last commit. 

🔸History

- git log 
Shows the commit history of the current branch. 

- git log --oneline 
Condensed log (one line per commit). 

- git show <commit> 
Shows information about a specific commit. 

- git blame <file> 
Shows the last modification for each line of a file. 

🔸Stash

- git stash 
Saves current changes to temporary storage. 

- git stash list 
Lists all stash entries. 

- git stash apply 
Applies changes from the last stash. 

- git stash drop 
Deletes a specific stash. 

- git stash pop 
Applies the last stash and removes it. 

🔸Working with Remote Repository

- git pull 
Downloads changes from the remote repository and merges them. 

- git push 
Sends local commits to the remote repository. 

- git push origin <branch> 
Sends the specified branch to the remote repository. 

- git fetch 
Downloads changes from the remote repository without merging. 

- git fetch --all 
Updates all remote repositories. 

🔸Tags

- git tag <tag-name> 
Creates a tag for a specific commit. 

- git tag -a <tag-name> -m "message" 
Creates an annotated tag with a message. 

- git push origin <tag-name> 
Sends a tag to the remote repository. 

- git tag -d <tag-name> 
Deletes a tag locally. 

🔸Advanced Commands

- git cherry-pick <commit> 
Applies changes from the specified commit to the current branch. 

- git rebase -i HEAD~n 
Interactive rebase for the last *n* commits. 

- git reflog 
Shows a log of all actions in the repository. 

- git bisect 
Helps find a commit with a bug using binary search. 

- git describe 
Shows the latest tag available for a commit.