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https://github.com/markphamm/learn-git


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# Top 50 Most Used Git Commands

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3d707073-4acb-4d6d-a519-76af029b6c42)



## Repository Setup

1. **git init**: Initialize a new Git repository

2. **git clone [URL]**: Clone an existing repository

3. **git remote add origin [URL]**: Add a remote repository

4. **git remote -v**: List remote repositories

5. **git config --global user.name "[name]"**: Set the global username for commits

6. **git config --global user.email "[email]"**: Set the global email for commits

7. **git config --global core.editor [editor]**: Set the default editor for Git



## Basic Workflow

8. **git status**: Show the working directory status

9. **git add [file]**: Stage changes for commit

10. **git add \***: Stage all changes for commit

11. **git commit -m "[message]"**: Commit staged changes with a message

12. **git commit -a -m "[message]"**: Stage and commit all changes in one step

13. **git push origin [branch]**: Push changes to the remote repository

14. **git pull**: Fetch and merge changes from the remote repository

15. **git fetch**: Fetch changes from the remote repository without merging

16. **git log**: View commit history

17. **git log --oneline**: View a simplified commit history

18. **git show [commit]**: Show details of a specific commit

19. **git diff**: Show changes between commits, branches, or working directory

20. **git diff --staged**: Show changes between staged files and the last commit



## Branching

21. **git branch**: List all local branches

22. **git branch [branch-name]**: Create a new branch

23. **git checkout [branch-name]**: Switch to an existing branch

24. **git checkout -b [branch-name]**: Create and switch to a new branch

25. **git merge [branch-name]**: Merge a branch into the current branch

26. **git branch -d [branch-name]**: Delete a local branch

27. **git push origin --delete [branch-name]**: Delete a remote branch

28. **git branch -r**: List all remote branches

29. **git branch -a**: List all branches (local and remote)



## Undoing Changes

30. **git reset [file]**: Unstage a file, keeping its changes

31. **git reset --hard [commit]**: Reset the working directory and index to a specific commit, discarding changes

32. **git revert [commit]**: Create a new commit that undoes a previous commit

33. **git checkout -- [file]**: Discard changes in a working directory

34. **git stash**: Save changes temporarily to switch branches

35. **git stash pop**: Apply the most recent stash and remove it from the stash list

36. **git stash list**: List all stashed changes



## Collaboration

37. **git push**: Push changes to the remote repository

38. **git pull**: Fetch and merge changes from the remote repository

39. **git push --force**: Force-push changes, overwriting remote history

40. **git push --set-upstream origin [branch]**: Set a remote branch to track with a local branch

41. **git remote show origin**: Show information about the remote repository



## Tags

42. **git tag [tag-name]**: Create a new tag

43. **git tag -a [tag-name] -m "[message]"**: Create an annotated tag with a message

44. **git tag -d [tag-name]**: Delete a local tag

45. **git push origin [tag-name]**: Push a tag to the remote repository

46. **git push origin --delete [tag-name]**: Delete a remote tag



## Aliases & Configuration

47. **git config --global alias.st status**: Create an alias for `git status`

48. **git config --global alias.co checkout**: Create an alias for `git checkout`

49. **git config --global alias.ci commit**: Create an alias for `git commit`

50. **git config --global alias.br branch**: Create an alias for `git branch`