https://github.com/xemishra/git-commands
A simple, well-organized reference of essential Git commands for quick learning and everyday use.
https://github.com/xemishra/git-commands
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A simple, well-organized reference of essential Git commands for quick learning and everyday use.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/xemishra/git-commands
- Owner: xemishra
- Created: 2025-11-20T15:20:45.000Z (4 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-11-20T16:49:08.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-11-20T18:19:05.771Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: git, gitcommands, github
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- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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A simple, well-organized reference of essential Git commands for quick learning and everyday use.
Git-Commands List
## 1. Configuration Commands - Commands used to set user details, preferences, and Git behavior.
```bash
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
```
```bash
git config --global user.email "your@email.com"
```
```bash
git config --list
```
```bash
git config --global core.editor nano
```
```bash
git config --global init.defaultBranch main
```
## 2. Repository Setup - Commands for creating, cloning, and initializing repositories.
```bash
git init
```
```bash
git init --bare
```
```bash
git clone
```
```bash
git clone --branch
```
## 3. File Tracking & Staging - Commands for selecting and preparing files before committing.
```bash
git status
```
```bash
git add
```
```bash
git add .
```
```bash
git add -p
```
```bash
git add -A
```
## 4. Commit Commands - Commands for recording changes into the Git history.
```bash
git commit -m "message"
```
```bash
git commit -a -m "message"
```
```bash
git commit --amend
```
```bash
git commit --amend -m "new message"
```
## 5. Branching - Commands for creating, listing, renaming, and deleting branches.
```bash
git branch
```
```bash
git branch
```
```bash
git branch -d
```
```bash
git branch -D
```
```bash
git branch -m
```
```bash
git branch -a
```
```bash
git branch -r
```
## 6. Checkout / Switch - Commands used to move between branches or restore file states.
```bash
git checkout
```
```bash
git checkout -b
```
```bash
git switch
```
```bash
git switch -c
```
```bash
git checkout --
```
## 7. Merging - Commands for combining changes from different branches.
```bash
git merge
```
```bash
git merge --no-ff
```
```bash
git merge --abort
```
## 8. Rebase - Commands for rewriting commit history and applying commits over another base.
```bash
git rebase
```
```bash
git rebase -i
```
```bash
git rebase --continue
```
```bash
git rebase --abort
```
```bash
git rebase --skip
```
## 9. Remote Commands - Commands for managing remote repositories and connections.
```bash
git remote
```
```bash
git remote -v
```
```bash
git remote add origin
```
```bash
git remote remove
```
```bash
git remote rename
```
## 10. Push Commands - Commands for managing remote repositories and connections.
```bash
git push
```
```bash
git push -u origin main
```
```bash
git push --force
```
```bash
git push --force-with-lease
```
```bash
git push origin --delete
```
## 11. Pull & Fetch - Commands for retrieving updates from remote repositories.
```bash
git pull
```
```bash
git pull origin
```
```bash
git pull --rebase
```
```bash
git fetch
```
```bash
git fetch --all
```
## 12. Stash Commands - Commands for temporarily saving uncommitted changes.
```bash
git stash
```
```bash
git stash save "message"
```
```bash
git stash list
```
```bash
git stash apply
```
```bash
git stash pop
```
```bash
git stash drop
```
```bash
git stash clear
```
## 13. Log & History - Commands for viewing commit history and change records.
```bash
git log
```
```bash
git log --oneline
```
```bash
git log --graph
```
```bash
git log --stat
```
```bash
git log -p
```
## 14. Diff Commands - Commands for comparing file changes between commits, branches, or workspaces.
```bash
git diff
```
```bash
git diff --staged
```
```bash
git diff
```
```bash
git diff
```
## 15. Tagging - Commands for marking specific commits with version tags.
```bash
git tag
```
```bash
git tag
```
```bash
git tag -a -m "message"
```
```bash
git push origin
```
```bash
git push --tags
```
```bash
git tag -d
```
## 16. Reset Commands - Commands for undoing changes or moving the HEAD to another commit.
```bash
git reset
```
```bash
git reset --soft
```
```bash
git reset --mixed
```
```bash
git reset --hard
```
## 17. Restore Commands - Commands for restoring working directory or staged files to previous states.
```bash
git restore
```
```bash
git restore --staged
```
```bash
git restore --source
```
## 18. Clean Workspace - Commands for removing untracked files or directories.
```bash
git clean -n
```
```bash
git clean -f
```
```bash
git clean -fd
```
```bash
git clean -fx
```
## 19. Cherry-Pick - Commands for applying specific commits on top of the current branch.
```bash
git cherry-pick
```
```bash
git cherry-pick --continue
```
```bash
git cherry-pick --abort
```
## 20. Submodule Commands - Commands for managing repositories embedded inside another repository.
```bash
git submodule add
```
```bash
git submodule init
```
```bash
git submodule update
```
```bash
git submodule update --remote
```
```bash
git submodule deinit -f .
```
## 21. Bisect (Debugging) - Commands for finding the commit that introduced a bug.
```bash
git bisect start
```
```bash
git bisect good
```
```bash
git bisect bad
```
```bash
git bisect reset
```
## 22. Archive & Export - Commands for packaging a repository or commit into an archive.
```bash
git archive --format zip --output file.zip HEAD
```
```bash
git archive --format tar HEAD
```
## 23. Grep (Search) - Commands for searching text patterns inside tracked files.
```bash
git grep
```
```bash
git grep -n
```
```bash
git grep -p
```
## 24. Blame & Annotate - Commands for showing which commit modified each line of a file.
```bash
git blame
```
```bash
git blame -L ,
```
## 25. Reflog - Commands for viewing history of HEAD movements.
```bash
git reflog
```
```bash
git reflog expire
```
```bash
git reflog delete
```
## 26. Worktree - Commands for managing multiple working directories attached to one repo.
```bash
git worktree add
```
```bash
git worktree list
```
```bash
git worktree remove
```
## 27. Apply Patch - Commands for applying or generating patch files.
```bash
git apply
```
```bash
git apply --check
```
## 28. Format Patch - Commands for applying or generating patch files.
```bash
git format-patch HEAD~1
```
```bash
git format-patch --cover-letter
```
## 29. Sparse Checkout - Commands for checking out only specific folders of a repo.
```bash
git sparse-checkout init
```
```bash
git sparse-checkout set
```
## 30. Maintenance Commands - Commands for repository health, cleanup, and optimization.
```bash
git gc
```
```bash
git fsck
```
```bash
git prune
```
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