https://github.com/joshnh/Git-Commands

A list of commonly used Git commands
https://github.com/joshnh/Git-Commands

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A list of commonly used Git commands

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/joshnh/Git-Commands
• Owner: joshnh
• Created: 2012-10-27T01:30:45.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-15T14:23:04.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-20T22:12:31.635Z (8 months ago)
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
Git Commands

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## Translated Versions

- [Versão em português](READMEpt.md)

- [Versión en español](READMEes.md)

- [Türkçe versiyon](READMEtr.md)

- [Azərbaycanca versiya](READMEaz.md)

- [বাংলা সংস্করণ](READMEbn.md)

- [हिन्दी अनुवाद](READMEhi.md)

- [العربية](READMEar.md)

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_A list of my commonly used Git commands_

*If you are interested in my Git aliases, have a look at my `.bash_profile`, found here: https://github.com/joshnh/bash_profile/blob/master/.bash_profile*

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### Getting & Creating Projects

| Command | Description |

| ------- | ----------- |

| `git init` | Initialize a local Git repository |

| `git clone ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git` | Create a local copy of a remote repository |

### Basic Snapshotting

| 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) |

| `git remote -v` | View the remote repository of the currently working file or directory |

### Branching & Merging

| Command | Description |

| ------- | ----------- |

| `git branch` | List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch) |

| `git branch -a` | List all branches (local 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 |

| `git stash pop` | Apply latest stash to working directory |

### 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]/[username]/[repository-name].git` | Add a remote repository |

| `git remote set-url origin ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git` | Set a repository's origin branch to SSH |

### Inspection & Comparison

| Command | Description |

| ------- | ----------- |

| `git log` | View changes |

| `git log --summary` | View changes (detailed) |

| `git log --oneline` | View changes (briefly) |

| `git diff [source branch] [target branch]` | Preview changes before merging |