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GitBash-Cheatsheet
Git Bash all necessary commands for using Github
2022-10-08
2022-10-08

GITHUB COMMANDS SHEET

Contents

SETUP

set a name that is identifable for credit when review version history

  git config --global user.name "[firstname lastname]"

set an email address that will be associated with each hustory maker

  git config --global user.email "[valid-email]"

set automatic command line coloring for Git for easy reviewing

  git config --global color.ui auto

Get global config

  git config --global --list

SETUP & INIT

initialize an existing directory as a Git repository

  git clone https://link-to-project

retrieve an entire repository from a hosted location via URL

  git clone [url

STAGE & SNAPSHOT

show modified files in working directory , staged for your next commit

  git status

Clone private repository

  git clone ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git

Add all new and changed files to the staging area

  git add -A

Remove a file (or folder)

  git rm -r[file-name.txt]

show modified files in working directory , staged for your next commit

  git status

add a file as it looks now to your next commit (stage)

  git add [file]

unstage a file while retaining the changes in the working directory

  git reset [file]

commit your staged content as a new commit snapshot

  git commit -m "[descriptive message]"

BRANCH & MERGE

list your branches. a * will appear next to the currently active branch

  git branch

Push a branch to your remote repository

  git push origin [branch name]

Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)

  git push -u origin [branch name]

Delete a remote branch

  git push origin --delete [branch name]

Update local repository to the newest commit

  git pull

Pull changes from remote repository

  git pull origin [branch name]

Add a remote repository

  git remote add origin ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git

Set a repository's origin branch to SSH

  git remote set-url origin ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git

Update local repository to the newest commit

  git pull

switch to another branch and check it out into your current working directory

  git checkout

merge the specified branch's history into the current one

  git merge [branch]

show all commits in the current branch history

  git log

View changes (detailed)

  git log --summary

Switch to a branch

  git checkout [branch name

Switch to the branch last checked out

  git checkout

Discard changes to a file

  git checkout -- [file-name.txt]

List all branches (local and remote)

  git branch -a

Delete a branch

  git branch -d [branch name]

Delete a branch forcefully

  git branch -D [branch name]

INSPECT & COMPARE

show the commits on branchA that is not in branchB

  git log branchB..branchA

show any object in Git in human-readable format

  git show [SHA]

difference between working directory and last commit

  git diff HEAD

difference between staged changes and last commit

  git diff --cached

diff of what is changed but not staged

  git diff

diff of what is staged but not committed

  git diff --staged

TRACKING PATH CHANGES

delete the file from project and stage the removal for commit

  git rm[file]

change an existing file path and stage the move

  git mv [existing-path] [new-path]

Show all commit logs with indication of any paths that moved

  git log --stat -M

SHARE & UPDATE

add a URL as an alias

  |git remote add [alias] [url]

fetch down all the branches from that Git remote

  git fetch [alias]

merge a remote branch into your current branch to bring it up to date

  git merge [alias]/[branch]

RERWITE HISTORY

apply any commmits of currents branch ahead of specified one

  git rebase [branch]

clear staging area, rewrite working tree from specified commit

  git reset --hard [commit]

TEMPORARY COMMITS

save modified and staged changes

  git stash

list stack-order of stashed file changes

  git stash list

write working from top of stash stack

  git stash drop

discard the changes from top of stash stack

  git reset --hard [commit]

Remove all stashed entries

  git stash clear

discard the changes from top of stash stack

  git reset --hard [commit]

Undo Changes

Get the previous version of a given files

  git checkout <commit> <paths> // HEAD is used implicitly if <commit> omitted

Revert certain commit by applying another one (to persist history)

  git revert <commit>

Unstage files

  git reset <paths>

Unstage all files

  git reset

Move state to specified commit

  git reset <commit>
// --hard (to remove changes) --soft (to leave changes staged)

Set specified files to state of certain revision

  git checkout <commit> <paths>