Git Cheatsheet - Essential Commands

🛠️ Setup & Configuration

• git config --global user.name "Your Name": Set your username
• git config --global user.email "[email protected]": Set your email
• git config --global core.editor nano: Set default editor (can be vim, code, etc.)
• git config --list: List all configuration settings

📁 Repository Initialization

• git init: Initialize a new Git repository
• git clone <repo_url>: Clone an existing repository

📄 Staging & Committing

• git status: Show current changes
• git add <file>: Stage a file
• git add .: Stage all changes
• git commit -m "commit message": Commit staged changes
• git commit -am "commit message": Add and commit in one step

🔄 Branching & Merging

• git branch: List branches
• git branch <name>: Create a new branch
• git checkout <branch>: Switch branches
• git checkout -b <branch>: Create and switch to a new branch
• git merge <branch>: Merge a branch into the current one
• git branch -d <branch>: Delete a branch

📤 Pushing & Pulling

• git push: Push changes to remote
• git push origin <branch>: Push specific branch
• git pull: Pull latest changes from remote
• git fetch: Download objects and refs from another repository

🕵️ History & Logs

• git log: View commit history
• git log --oneline: Compact commit history
• git diff: Show file differences
• git show <commit>: Show a specific commit

♻️ Undoing Changes

• git checkout -- <file>: Discard changes in file
• git reset HEAD <file>: Unstage file
• git revert <commit>: Revert a specific commit
• git reset --hard: Reset working directory and staging area

🔗 Remote Repositories

• git remote -v: Show remotes
• git remote add origin <url>: Add a remote repository
• git remote remove origin: Remove a remote

📌 Tags

• git tag: List tags
• git tag <name>: Create a tag
• git push origin <tag>: Push a tag

📚 Stashing

• git stash: Stash changes
• git stash pop: Apply and remove last stash
• git stash list: List stashes

🧪 Miscellaneous

• git blame <file>: Show who changed what and when
• git clean -fd: Remove untracked files and directories
• git cherry-pick <commit>: Apply a commit from another branch

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