Git Commands

[1] Getting & Creating Projects:

1. git init
Description: Initialize a local Git repository)

2. git clone ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git

Description: This creates a local copy of a remote repository.

[2] Basic Snapshotting:

1. git status
Description: Check the status

2. git add [file-name]
Description: Add a file to the staging area

3. git add -A

Description: Add all new and changed files to the staging area

4. git commit -m "[commit message]"

Description: Commit changes

5. git rm -r [file-name]

Description: Remove a file (or folder)

[3] Branching & Merging:

1. git branch

Description: List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)

2. git branch -a

Description: List all branches (local and remote)

3. git branch [branch name]
Description: Create a new branch

4. git branch -d [branch name]
Description: Delete a branch

5. git push origin --delete [branch name]
Description: Delete a remote branch

6. git checkout -b [branch name]
Description: Create a new branch and switch to it

7. git checkout -b [branch name] origin/[branch name]
Description: Clone a remote branch and switch to it

8. git checkout [branch name]
Description: Switch to a branch

9. git checkout
Description: Switch to the branch last checked out

10. git checkout -- [file-name]
Description: Discard changes to a file

11. git merge [branch name]
Description: Merge a branch into the active branch

12. git merge [source branch] [target branch]
Description: Merge a branch into a target branch

13. git stash
Description: Stash changes in a dirty working directory

14. git stash clear
Description: Remove all stashed entries

[4] Sharing & Updating Projects:

1. git push origin [branch name]
Description: Push a branch to your remote repository

2. git push -u origin [branch name]
Description: Push changes to the remote repository (and remember the branch)

3. git push
Description: Push changes to the remote repository (remembered branch)

4. git push origin --delete [branch name]
Description: Delete a remote branch

5. git pull
Description: Update local repository to the newest commit

6. git pull origin [branch name]
Description: Pull changes from remote repository

7. git remote add origin ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git
Description: Add a remote repository

8. git remote set-url origin ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git
Description: Set a repository's origin branch to SSH

[5] Inspection & Comparison:

1. git log

Description: View changes

2. git log –summary

Description: View changes (detailed)

3. git diff [source branch] [target branch]

Description: Preview changes before merging