cheatsheets/git-cheatsheet.md

Git Cheatsheet

This is a quick reference for common Git commands.

Configuration

• git config --global user.name "Your Name": Set your username
• git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com": Set your email
• git config --list: View configuration

Creating Repositories

• git init: Initialize a new Git repository in the current directory
• git clone <repository-url>: Clone an existing repository

Basic Snapshotting

• git status: Show the working tree status
• git add <file>: Add a file to the staging area
• git add .: Add all changes in the current directory to the staging area
• git commit -m "commit message": Commit staged changes with a message
• git commit -a -m "commit message": Commit all tracked changes with a message (skips staging)

Branching and Merging

• git branch: List all branches
• 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

Remote Repositories

• git remote add <name> <url>: Add a remote repository (e.g., origin)
• git push <remote> <branch>: Push changes to a remote branch
• git pull <remote> <branch>: Pull changes from a remote branch
• git fetch: Fetch changes from remote without merging

Inspection and Comparison

• git log: Show commit history
• git log --oneline: Show commit history in one line per commit
• git diff: Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc.
• git show <commit>: Show details of a commit

Undoing Changes

• git reset --hard: Reset to the last commit, discarding changes
• git revert <commit>: Create a new commit that undoes a previous commit
• git checkout -- <file>: Discard changes in a file

Stashing

• git stash: Stash changes in a dirty working directory
• git stash apply: Apply stashed changes
• git stash list: List stashed changes

Advanced Commands

• git rebase <branch>: Rebase current branch onto another
• git cherry-pick <commit>: Apply a commit from another branch
• git reflog: Show reference log
• git bisect: Binary search for bug introduction

Submodules

• git submodule add <repo> <path>: Add submodule
• git submodule update --init: Initialize submodules

For more details, refer to the official Git documentation: https://git-scm.com/docs and https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/git-cheat-sheet/"