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## git-tips

> Collection of `git-tips`, want to add your tips? Checkout [contributing.md](./contributing.md)



[English](http://git.io/git-tips) | [中文](https://github.com/521xueweihan/git-tips) | [Русский](https://github.com/Imangazaliev/git-tips) | [한국어](https://github.com/mingrammer/git-tips) | [Tiếng Việt](https://github.com/hprobotic/git-tips) | [日本語](https://github.com/isotai/git-tips) | [नेपाली](https://github.com/amarduwal/git-tips) | [Polski](https://github.com/mbiesiad/tips) | [فارسی](https://github.com/javadnikbakht/git-tips)



### __Tools:__



* [git-tip](https://www.npmjs.com/package/git-tip) - A handy CLI to make optimum use of these tips. ([Here in Docker container](https://github.com/djoudi5/docker-git-tip))



P.S: All these commands are tested on `git version 2.7.4 (Apple Git-66)`.



* [Everyday Git in twenty commands or so](#everyday-git-in-twenty-commands-or-so)

* [Show helpful guides that come with Git](#show-helpful-guides-that-come-with-git)

* [Search change by content](#search-change-by-content)

* [Show changes over time for specific file](#show-changes-over-time-for-specific-file)

* [Remove sensitive data from history, after a push](#remove-sensitive-data-from-history-after-a-push)

* [Sync with remote, overwrite local changes](#sync-with-remote-overwrite-local-changes)

* [List of all files till a commit](#list-of-all-files-till-a-commit)

* [Git reset first commit](#git-reset-first-commit)

* [Reset: preserve uncommitted local changes](#reset-preserve-uncommitted-local-changes)

* [List all the conflicted files](#list-all-the-conflicted-files)

* [List of all files changed in a commit](#list-of-all-files-changed-in-a-commit)

* [Unstaged changes since last commit](#unstaged-changes-since-last-commit)

* [Changes staged for commit](#changes-staged-for-commit)

* [Show both staged and unstaged changes](#show-both-staged-and-unstaged-changes)

* [List all branches that are already merged into master](#list-all-branches-that-are-already-merged-into-master)

* [Quickly switch to the previous branch](#quickly-switch-to-the-previous-branch)

* [Remove branches that have already been merged with master](#remove-branches-that-have-already-been-merged-with-master)

* [List all branches and their upstreams, as well as last commit on branch](#list-all-branches-and-their-upstreams-as-well-as-last-commit-on-branch)

* [Track upstream branch](#track-upstream-branch)

* [Delete local branch](#delete-local-branch)

* [Delete remote branch](#delete-remote-branch)

* [Create local tag](#create-local-tag)

* [Delete local tag](#delete-local-tag)

* [Delete remote tag](#delete-remote-tag)

* [Undo local changes with the last content in head](#undo-local-changes-with-the-last-content-in-head)

* [Revert: Undo a commit by creating a new commit](#revert-undo-a-commit-by-creating-a-new-commit)

* [Reset: Discard commits, advised for private branch](#reset-discard-commits-advised-for-private-branch)

* [Reword the previous commit message](#reword-the-previous-commit-message)

* [See commit history for just the current branch](#see-commit-history-for-just-the-current-branch)

* [Amend author.](#amend-author)

* [Reset author, after author has been changed in the global config.](#reset-author-after-author-has-been-changed-in-the-global-config)

* [Changing a remote's URL](#changing-a-remotes-url)

* [Get list of all remote references](#get-list-of-all-remote-references)

* [Get list of all local and remote branches](#get-list-of-all-local-and-remote-branches)

* [Get only remote branches](#get-only-remote-branches)

* [Stage parts of a changed file, instead of the entire file](#stage-parts-of-a-changed-file-instead-of-the-entire-file)

* [Get git bash completion](#get-git-bash-completion)

* [What changed since two weeks?](#what-changed-since-two-weeks)

* [See all commits made since forking from master](#see-all-commits-made-since-forking-from-master)

* [Pick commits across branches using cherry-pick](#pick-commits-across-branches-using-cherry-pick)

* [Find out branches containing commit-hash](#find-out-branches-containing-commit-hash)

* [Git Aliases](#git-aliases)

* [Saving current state of tracked files without commiting](#saving-current-state-of-tracked-files-without-commiting)

* [Saving current state of unstaged changes to tracked files](#saving-current-state-of-unstaged-changes-to-tracked-files)

* [Saving current state including untracked files](#saving-current-state-including-untracked-files)

* [Saving current state with message](#saving-current-state-with-message)

* [Saving current state of all files (ignored, untracked, and tracked)](#saving-current-state-of-all-files-ignored-untracked-and-tracked)

* [Show list of all saved stashes](#show-list-of-all-saved-stashes)

* [Show the contents of any stash in patch form](#show-the-contents-of-any-stash-in-patch-form)

* [Apply any stash without deleting from the stashed list](#apply-any-stash-without-deleting-from-the-stashed-list)

* [Apply last stashed state and delete it from stashed list](#apply-last-stashed-state-and-delete-it-from-stashed-list)

* [Delete all stored stashes](#delete-all-stored-stashes)

* [Grab a single file from a stash](#grab-a-single-file-from-a-stash)

* [Show all tracked files](#show-all-tracked-files)

* [Show all untracked files](#show-all-untracked-files)

* [Show all ignored files](#show-all-ignored-files)

* [Create new working tree from a repository (git 2.5)](#create-new-working-tree-from-a-repository-git-25)

* [Create new working tree from HEAD state](#create-new-working-tree-from-head-state)

* [Untrack files without deleting](#untrack-files-without-deleting)

* [Before deleting untracked files/directory, do a dry run to get the list of these files/directories](#before-deleting-untracked-filesdirectory-do-a-dry-run-to-get-the-list-of-these-filesdirectories)

* [Forcefully remove untracked files](#forcefully-remove-untracked-files)

* [Forcefully remove untracked directory](#forcefully-remove-untracked-directory)

* [Update all the submodules](#update-all-the-submodules)

* [Show all commits in the current branch yet to be merged to master](#show-all-commits-in-the-current-branch-yet-to-be-merged-to-master)

* [Rename a branch](#rename-a-branch)

* [Rebases 'feature' to 'master' and merges it in to master ](#rebases-feature-to-master-and-merges-it-in-to-master)

* [Archive the `master` branch](#archive-the-master-branch)

* [Modify previous commit without modifying the commit message](#modify-previous-commit-without-modifying-the-commit-message)

* [Prunes references to remove branches that have been deleted in the remote.](#prunes-references-to-remove-branches-that-have-been-deleted-in-the-remote)

* [Delete local branches that has been squash and merged in the remote.](#delete-local-branches-that-has-been-squash-and-merged-in-the-remote)

* [Retrieve the commit hash of the initial revision.](#retrieve-the-commit-hash-of-the-initial-revision)

* [Visualize the version tree.](#visualize-the-version-tree)

* [Visualize the tree including commits that are only referenced from reflogs](#visualize-the-tree-including-commits-that-are-only-referenced-from-reflogs)

* [Deploying git tracked subfolder to gh-pages](#deploying-git-tracked-subfolder-to-gh-pages)

* [Adding a project to repo using subtree](#adding-a-project-to-repo-using-subtree)

* [Get latest changes in your repo for a linked project using subtree](#get-latest-changes-in-your-repo-for-a-linked-project-using-subtree)

* [Export a branch with history to a file.](#export-a-branch-with-history-to-a-file)

* [Import from a bundle](#import-from-a-bundle)

* [Get the name of current branch.](#get-the-name-of-current-branch)

* [Ignore one file on commit (e.g. Changelog).](#ignore-one-file-on-commit-eg-changelog)

* [Stash changes before rebasing](#stash-changes-before-rebasing)

* [Fetch pull request by ID to a local branch](#fetch-pull-request-by-id-to-a-local-branch)

* [Show the most recent tag on the current branch.](#show-the-most-recent-tag-on-the-current-branch)

* [Show inline word diff.](#show-inline-word-diff)

* [Show changes using common diff tools.](#show-changes-using-common-diff-tools)

* [Don’t consider changes for tracked file.](#dont-consider-changes-for-tracked-file)

* [Undo assume-unchanged.](#undo-assume-unchanged)

* [Clean the files from `.gitignore`.](#clean-the-files-from-gitignore)

* [Restore deleted file.](#restore-deleted-file)

* [Restore file to a specific commit-hash](#restore-file-to-a-specific-commit-hash)

* [Always rebase instead of merge on pull.](#always-rebase-instead-of-merge-on-pull)

* [List all the alias and configs.](#list-all-the-alias-and-configs)

* [Make git case sensitive.](#make-git-case-sensitive)

* [Add custom editors.](#add-custom-editors)

* [Auto correct typos.](#auto-correct-typos)

* [Check if the change was a part of a release.](#check-if-the-change-was-a-part-of-a-release)

* [Dry run. (any command that supports dry-run flag should do.)](#dry-run-any-command-that-supports-dry-run-flag-should-do)

* [Marks your commit as a fix of a previous commit.](#marks-your-commit-as-a-fix-of-a-previous-commit)

* [Squash fixup commits normal commits.](#squash-fixup-commits-normal-commits)

* [Skip staging area during commit.](#skip-staging-area-during-commit)

* [Interactive staging.](#interactive-staging)

* [List ignored files.](#list-ignored-files)

* [Status of ignored files.](#status-of-ignored-files)

* [Commits in Branch1 that are not in Branch2](#commits-in-branch1-that-are-not-in-branch2)

* [List n last commits](#list-n-last-commits)

* [Reuse recorded resolution, record and reuse previous conflicts resolutions.](#reuse-recorded-resolution-record-and-reuse-previous-conflicts-resolutions)

* [Open all conflicted files in an editor.](#open-all-conflicted-files-in-an-editor)

* [Count unpacked number of objects and their disk consumption.](#count-unpacked-number-of-objects-and-their-disk-consumption)

* [Prune all unreachable objects from the object database.](#prune-all-unreachable-objects-from-the-object-database)

* [Instantly browse your working repository in gitweb.](#instantly-browse-your-working-repository-in-gitweb)

* [View the GPG signatures in the commit log](#view-the-gpg-signatures-in-the-commit-log)

* [Remove entry in the global config.](#remove-entry-in-the-global-config)

* [Checkout a new branch without any history](#checkout-a-new-branch-without-any-history)

* [Extract file from another branch.](#extract-file-from-another-branch)

* [List only the root and merge commits.](#list-only-the-root-and-merge-commits)

* [Change previous two commits with an interactive rebase.](#change-previous-two-commits-with-an-interactive-rebase)

* [List all branch is WIP](#list-all-branch-is-wip)

* [Find guilty with binary search](#find-guilty-with-binary-search)

* [Bypass pre-commit and commit-msg githooks](#bypass-pre-commit-and-commit-msg-githooks)

* [List commits and changes to a specific file (even through renaming)](#list-commits-and-changes-to-a-specific-file-even-through-renaming)

* [Clone a single branch](#clone-a-single-branch)

* [Create and switch new branch](#create-and-switch-new-branch)

* [Ignore file mode changes on commits](#ignore-file-mode-changes-on-commits)

* [Turn off git colored terminal output](#turn-off-git-colored-terminal-output)

* [Specific color settings](#specific-color-settings)

* [Show all local branches ordered by recent commits](#show-all-local-branches-ordered-by-recent-commits)

* [Find lines matching the pattern (regex or string) in tracked files](#find-lines-matching-the-pattern-regex-or-string-in-tracked-files)

* [Clone a shallow copy of a repository](#clone-a-shallow-copy-of-a-repository)

* [Search Commit log across all branches for given text](#search-commit-log-across-all-branches-for-given-text)

* [Get first commit in a branch (from master)](#get-first-commit-in-a-branch-from-master)

* [Unstaging Staged file](#unstaging-staged-file)

* [Force push to Remote Repository](#force-push-to-remote-repository)

* [Adding Remote name](#adding-remote-name)

* [List all currently configured remotes](#list-all-currently-configured-remotes)

* [Show the author, time and last revision made to each line of a given file](#show-the-author-time-and-last-revision-made-to-each-line-of-a-given-file)

* [Group commits by authors and title](#group-commits-by-authors-and-title)

* [Forced push but still ensure you don't overwrite other's work](#forced-push-but-still-ensure-you-dont-overwrite-others-work)

* [Show how many lines does an author contribute](#show-how-many-lines-does-an-author-contribute)

* [Revert: Reverting an entire merge](#revert-reverting-an-entire-merge)

* [Number of commits in a branch](#number-of-commits-in-a-branch)

* [Alias: git undo](#alias-git-undo)

* [Add object notes](#add-object-notes)

* [Show all the git-notes](#show-all-the-git-notes)

* [Apply commit from another repository](#apply-commit-from-another-repository)

* [Specific fetch reference](#specific-fetch-reference)

* [Find common ancestor of two branches](#find-common-ancestor-of-two-branches)

* [List unpushed git commits](#list-unpushed-git-commits)

* [Add everything, but whitespace changes](#add-everything-but-whitespace-changes)

* [Edit [local/global] git config](#edit-localglobal-git-config)

* [blame on certain range](#blame-on-certain-range)

* [Show a Git logical variable.](#show-a-git-logical-variable)

* [Preformatted patch file.](#preformatted-patch-file)

* [Get the repo name.](#get-the-repo-name)

* [logs between date range](#logs-between-date-range)

* [Exclude author from logs](#exclude-author-from-logs)

* [Generates a summary of pending changes](#generates-a-summary-of-pending-changes)

* [List references in a remote repository](#list-references-in-a-remote-repository)

* [Backup untracked files.](#backup-untracked-files)

* [List all git aliases](#list-all-git-aliases)

* [Show git status short](#show-git-status-short)

* [Checkout a commit prior to a day ago](#checkout-a-commit-prior-to-a-day-ago)

* [Push the current branch to the same name on the remote repository](#push-the-current-branch-to-the-same-name-on-the-remote-repository)

* [Push a new local branch to remote repository and track](#push-a-new-local-branch-to-remote-repository-and-track)

* [Change a branch base](#change-a-branch-base)

* [Use SSH instead of HTTPs for remotes](#use-ssh-instead-of-https-for-remotes)

* [Update a submodule to the latest commit](#update-a-submodule-to-the-latest-commit)

* [Prevent auto replacing LF with CRLF](#prevent-auto-replacing-lf-with-crlf)



## Everyday Git in twenty commands or so

```sh

git help everyday

```



## Show helpful guides that come with Git

```sh

git help -g

```



## Search change by content

```sh

git log -S''

```



## Show changes over time for specific file

```sh

git log -p 

```



## Remove sensitive data from history, after a push

```sh

git filter-branch --force --index-filter 'git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch ' --prune-empty --tag-name-filter cat -- --all && git push origin --force --all

```



## Sync with remote, overwrite local changes

```sh

git fetch origin && git reset --hard origin/master && git clean -f -d

```



## List of all files till a commit

```sh

git ls-tree --name-only -r 

```



## Git reset first commit

```sh

git update-ref -d HEAD

```



## Reset: preserve uncommitted local changes

```sh

git reset --keep 

```



## List all the conflicted files

```sh

git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U

```



## List of all files changed in a commit

```sh

git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r 

```



## Unstaged changes since last commit

```sh

git diff

```



## Changes staged for commit

```sh

git diff --cached

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git diff --staged

```



## Show both staged and unstaged changes

```sh

git diff HEAD

```



## List all branches that are already merged into master

```sh

git branch --merged master

```



## Quickly switch to the previous branch

```sh

git checkout -

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git checkout @{-1}

```



## Remove branches that have already been merged with master

```sh

git branch --merged master | grep -v '^\*' | xargs -n 1 git branch -d

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git branch --merged master | grep -v '^\*\|  master' | xargs -n 1 git branch -d # will not delete master if master is not checked out

```



## List all branches and their upstreams, as well as last commit on branch

```sh

git branch -vv

```



## Track upstream branch

```sh

git branch -u origin/mybranch

```



## Delete local branch

```sh

git branch -d 

```



## Delete remote branch

```sh

git push origin --delete 

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git push origin :

```



```sh

git branch -dr 

```



## Create local tag

```sh

git tag 

```



## Delete local tag

```sh

git tag -d 

```



## Delete remote tag

```sh

git push origin :refs/tags/

```



## Undo local changes with the content in index(staging)

```sh

git checkout -- 

```



## Revert: Undo a commit by creating a new commit

```sh

git revert 

```



## Reset: Discard commits, advised for private branch

```sh

git reset 

```



## Reword the previous commit message

```sh

git commit -v --amend

```



## See commit history for just the current branch

```sh

git cherry -v master

```



## Amend author.

```sh

git commit --amend --author='Author Name '

```



## Reset author, after author has been changed in the global config.

```sh

git commit --amend --reset-author --no-edit

```



## Changing a remote's URL

```sh

git remote set-url origin 

```



## Get list of all remote references

```sh

git remote

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git remote show

```



## Get list of all local and remote branches

```sh

git branch -a

```



## Get only remote branches

```sh

git branch -r

```



## Stage parts of a changed file, instead of the entire file

```sh

git add -p

```



## Get git bash completion

```sh

curl -L http://git.io/vfhol > ~/.git-completion.bash && echo '[ -f ~/.git-completion.bash ] && . ~/.git-completion.bash' >> ~/.bashrc

```



## What changed since two weeks?

```sh

git log --no-merges --raw --since='2 weeks ago'

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git whatchanged --since='2 weeks ago'

```



## See all commits made since forking from master

```sh

git log --no-merges --stat --reverse master..

```



## Pick commits across branches using cherry-pick

```sh

git checkout  && git cherry-pick 

```



## Find out branches containing commit-hash

```sh

git branch -a --contains 

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git branch --contains 

```



## Git Aliases

```sh

git config --global alias.  

git config --global alias.st status

```



## Saving current state of tracked files without commiting

```sh

git stash

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git stash push

```



## Saving current state of unstaged changes to tracked files

```sh

git stash -k

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git stash --keep-index

```



```sh

git stash push --keep-index

```



## Saving current state including untracked files

```sh

git stash -u

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git stash push -u

```



```sh

git stash push --include-untracked

```



## Saving current state with message

```sh

git stash push -m 

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git stash push --message 

```



## Saving current state of all files (ignored, untracked, and tracked)

```sh

git stash -a

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git stash --all

```



```sh

git stash push --all

```



## Show list of all saved stashes

```sh

git stash list

```



## Show the contents of any stash in patch form

```sh

git stash show -p 

```



## Apply any stash without deleting from the stashed list

```sh

git stash apply 

```



## Apply last stashed state and delete it from stashed list

```sh

git stash pop

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git stash apply stash@{0} && git stash drop stash@{0}

```



## Delete all stored stashes

```sh

git stash clear

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git stash drop 

```



## Grab a single file from a stash

```sh

git checkout  -- 

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git checkout stash@{0} -- 

```



## Show all tracked files

```sh

git ls-files -t

```



## Show all untracked files

```sh

git ls-files --others

```



## Show all ignored files

```sh

git ls-files --others -i --exclude-standard

```



## Create new working tree from a repository (git 2.5)

```sh

git worktree add -b   

```



## Create new working tree from HEAD state

```sh

git worktree add --detach  HEAD

```



## Untrack files without deleting

```sh

git rm --cached 

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git rm --cached -r 

```



## Before deleting untracked files/directory, do a dry run to get the list of these files/directories

```sh

git clean -n

```



## Forcefully remove untracked files

```sh

git clean -f

```



## Forcefully remove untracked directory

```sh

git clean -f -d

```



## Update all the submodules

```sh

git submodule foreach git pull

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git submodule update --init --recursive

```



```sh

git submodule update --remote

```



## Show all commits in the current branch yet to be merged to master

```sh

git cherry -v master

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git cherry -v master 

```



## Rename a branch

```sh

git branch -m 

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git branch -m [] 

```



## Rebases 'feature' to 'master' and merges it in to master 

```sh

git rebase master feature && git checkout master && git merge -

```



## Archive the `master` branch

```sh

git archive master --format=zip --output=master.zip

```



## Modify previous commit without modifying the commit message

```sh

git add --all && git commit --amend --no-edit

```



## Prunes references to remove branches that have been deleted in the remote.

```sh

git fetch -p

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git remote prune origin

```



## Delete local branches that has been squash and merged in the remote.

```sh

git branch -vv | grep ': gone]' | awk '{print }' | xargs git branch -D

```



## Retrieve the commit hash of the initial revision.

```sh

 git rev-list --reverse HEAD | head -1

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD

```



```sh

git log --pretty=oneline | tail -1 | cut -c 1-40

```



```sh

git log --pretty=oneline --reverse | head -1 | cut -c 1-40

```



## Visualize the version tree.

```sh

git log --pretty=oneline --graph --decorate --all

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

gitk --all

```



```sh

git log --graph --pretty=format:'%C(auto) %h | %s | %an | %ar%d'

```



## Visualize the tree including commits that are only referenced from reflogs

```sh

git log --graph --decorate --oneline $(git rev-list --walk-reflogs --all)

```



## Deploying git tracked subfolder to gh-pages

```sh

git subtree push --prefix subfolder_name origin gh-pages

```



## Adding a project to repo using subtree

```sh

git subtree add --prefix=/ --squash [email protected]:/.git master

```



## Get latest changes in your repo for a linked project using subtree

```sh

git subtree pull --prefix=/ --squash [email protected]:/.git master

```



## Export a branch with history to a file.

```sh

git bundle create  

```



## Import from a bundle

```sh

git clone repo.bundle  -b 

```



## Get the name of current branch.

```sh

git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD

```



## Ignore one file on commit (e.g. Changelog).

```sh

git update-index --assume-unchanged Changelog; git commit -a; git update-index --no-assume-unchanged Changelog

```



## Stash changes before rebasing

```sh

git rebase --autostash

```



## Fetch pull request by ID to a local branch

```sh

git fetch origin pull//head:

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git pull origin pull//head:

```



## Show the most recent tag on the current branch.

```sh

git describe --tags --abbrev=0

```



## Show inline word diff.

```sh

git diff --word-diff

```



## Show changes using common diff tools.

```sh

git difftool [-t ]   

```



## Don’t consider changes for tracked file.

```sh

git update-index --assume-unchanged 

```



## Undo assume-unchanged.

```sh

git update-index --no-assume-unchanged 

```



## Clean the files from `.gitignore`.

```sh

git clean -X -f

```



## Restore deleted file.

```sh

git checkout  -- 

```



## Restore file to a specific commit-hash

```sh

git checkout  -- 

```



## Always rebase instead of merge on pull.

```sh

git config --global pull.rebase true

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

#git < 1.7.9

git config --global branch.autosetuprebase always

```



## List all the alias and configs.

```sh

git config --list

```



## Make git case sensitive.

```sh

git config --global core.ignorecase false

```



## Add custom editors.

```sh

git config --global core.editor '$EDITOR'

```



## Auto correct typos.

```sh

git config --global help.autocorrect 1

```



## Check if the change was a part of a release.

```sh

git name-rev --name-only 

```



## Dry run. (any command that supports dry-run flag should do.)

```sh

git clean -fd --dry-run

```



## Marks your commit as a fix of a previous commit.

```sh

git commit --fixup 

```



## Squash fixup commits normal commits.

```sh

git rebase -i --autosquash

```



## Skip staging area during commit.

```sh

git commit --only 

```



## Interactive staging.

```sh

git add -i

```



## List ignored files.

```sh

git check-ignore *

```



## Status of ignored files.

```sh

git status --ignored

```



## Commits in Branch1 that are not in Branch2

```sh

git log Branch1 ^Branch2

```



## List n last commits

```sh

git log -

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git log -n 

```



## Reuse recorded resolution, record and reuse previous conflicts resolutions.

```sh

git config --global rerere.enabled 1

```



## Open all conflicted files in an editor.

```sh

git diff --name-only | uniq | xargs $EDITOR

```



## Count unpacked number of objects and their disk consumption.

```sh

git count-objects --human-readable

```



## Prune all unreachable objects from the object database.

```sh

git gc --prune=now --aggressive

```



## Instantly browse your working repository in gitweb.

```sh

git instaweb [--local] [--httpd=] [--port=] [--browser=]

```



## View the GPG signatures in the commit log

```sh

git log --show-signature

```



## Remove entry in the global config.

```sh

git config --global --unset 

```



## Checkout a new branch without any history

```sh

git checkout --orphan 

```



## Extract file from another branch.

```sh

git show :

```



## List only the root and merge commits.

```sh

git log --first-parent

```



## Change previous two commits with an interactive rebase.

```sh

git rebase --interactive HEAD~2

```



## List all branch is WIP

```sh

git checkout master && git branch --no-merged

```



## Find guilty with binary search

```sh

git bisect start                    # Search start 

git bisect bad                      # Set point to bad commit 

git bisect good v2.6.13-rc2         # Set point to good commit|tag 

git bisect bad                      # Say current state is bad 

git bisect good                     # Say current state is good 

git bisect reset                    # Finish search 



```



## Bypass pre-commit and commit-msg githooks

```sh

git commit --no-verify

```



## List commits and changes to a specific file (even through renaming)

```sh

git log --follow -p -- 

```



## Clone a single branch

```sh

git clone -b  --single-branch https://github.com/user/repo.git

```



## Create and switch new branch

```sh

git checkout -b 

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git branch  && git checkout 

```



```sh

git switch -c 

```



## Ignore file mode changes on commits

```sh

git config core.fileMode false

```



## Turn off git colored terminal output

```sh

git config --global color.ui false

```



## Specific color settings

```sh

git config --global  

```



## Show all local branches ordered by recent commits

```sh

git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate --format='%(refname:short)' refs/heads/

```



## Find lines matching the pattern (regex or string) in tracked files

```sh

git grep --heading --line-number 'foo bar'

```



## Clone a shallow copy of a repository

```sh

git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git --depth 1

```



## Search Commit log across all branches for given text

```sh

git log --all --grep=''

```



## Get first commit in a branch (from master)

```sh

git log --oneline master.. | tail -1

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git log --reverse master.. | head -6

```



## Unstaging Staged file

```sh

git reset HEAD 

```



## Force push to Remote Repository

```sh

git push -f  

```



## Adding Remote name

```sh

git remote add  

```



## List all currently configured remotes

```sh

git remote -v

```



## Show the author, time and last revision made to each line of a given file

```sh

git blame 

```



## Group commits by authors and title

```sh

git shortlog

```



## Forced push but still ensure you don't overwrite other's work

```sh

git push --force-with-lease  

```



## Show how many lines does an author contribute

```sh

git log --author='_Your_Name_Here_' --pretty=tformat: --numstat | gawk '{ add += ; subs += ; loc +=  -  } END { printf "added lines: %s removed lines: %s total lines: %s

", add, subs, loc }' -

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git log --author='_Your_Name_Here_' --pretty=tformat: --numstat | awk '{ add += ; subs += ; loc +=  -  } END { printf "added lines: %s, removed lines: %s, total lines: %s

", add, subs, loc }' - # on Mac OSX

```



## Revert: Reverting an entire merge

```sh

git revert -m 1 

```



## Number of commits in a branch

```sh

git rev-list --count 

```



## Alias: git undo

```sh

git config --global alias.undo '!f() { git reset --hard $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)@{${1-1}}; }; f'

```



## Add object notes

```sh

git notes add -m 'Note on the previous commit....'

```



## Show all the git-notes

```sh

git log --show-notes='*'

```



## Apply commit from another repository

```sh

git --git-dir=/.git format-patch -k -1 --stdout  | git am -3 -k

```



## Specific fetch reference

```sh

git fetch origin master:refs/remotes/origin/mymaster

```



## Find common ancestor of two branches

```sh

git merge-base  

```



## List unpushed git commits

```sh

git log --branches --not --remotes

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git log @{u}..

```



```sh

git cherry -v

```



## Add everything, but whitespace changes

```sh

git diff --ignore-all-space | git apply --cached

```



## Edit [local/global] git config

```sh

git config [--global] --edit

```



## blame on certain range

```sh

git blame -L ,

```



## Show a Git logical variable.

```sh

git var -l | 

```



## Preformatted patch file.

```sh

git format-patch -M upstream..topic

```



## Get the repo name.

```sh

git rev-parse --show-toplevel

```



## logs between date range

```sh

git log --since='FEB 1 2017' --until='FEB 14 2017'

```



## Exclude author from logs

```sh

git log --perl-regexp --author='^((?!excluded-author-regex).*)



```



## Generates a summary of pending changes

```sh

git request-pull v1.0 https://git.ko.xz/project master:for-linus

```



## List references in a remote repository

```sh

git ls-remote git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git

```



## Backup untracked files.

```sh

git ls-files --others -i --exclude-standard | xargs zip untracked.zip

```



## List all git aliases

```sh

git config -l | grep alias | sed 's/^alias\.//g'

```



__Alternatives:__

```sh

git config -l | grep alias | cut -d '.' -f 2

```



## Show git status short

```sh

git status --short --branch

```



## Checkout a commit prior to a day ago

```sh

git checkout master@{yesterday}

```



## Push the current branch to the same name on the remote repository

```sh

git push origin HEAD

```



## Push a new local branch to remote repository and track

```sh

git push -u origin 

```



## Change a branch base

```sh

git rebase --onto  

```



## Use SSH instead of HTTPs for remotes

```sh

git config --global url.'[email protected]:'.insteadOf 'https://github.com/'

```



## Update a submodule to the latest commit

```sh

cd 

git pull origin 

cd 

git add 

git commit -m "submodule updated"

```



## Prevent auto replacing LF with CRLF

```sh

git config --global core.autocrlf false

```