| basics | ||
|---|---|---|
| command | arg(s) | description |
| git | Lists git options and some common git commands | |
| git | --version | Displays version information. As of this writing, the current version is 2.13 |
| git add | filespec | Stages all changes in filespec for the next commit |
| git clone | URL | Create a local copy of the repository at URL |
| git commit | [-a] -m YourComment | Saves changes to local repository. -a stages, then commits |
| git config | --global alias.co checkout | Creates a Git aliases called co |
| git diff | Show unstaged changes between your index and working directory | |
| git diff | HEAD | Show difference between working directory and last commit |
| git help | [command] | Provides detailed information on [command] |
| git init | directory | Create an empty Git repository in directory. |
| git log | [-p] [-#] | Lists the commits made in reverse chronological order – most recent first |
| git mv | filespec | Rename filespec |
| git remote | [-v] | Lists all of your remote handles |
| git rm | filespec | Remove filespec |
| git show | tag | Display the data associated with a specific tag |
| git tag | -a tagname -m your comment
| Create an annotated tag |
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| branching | ||
|---|---|---|
| command | arg(s) | description |
| git branch | Shows all of your branches | |
| git branch | --merged | Displays branches that are already merged into the current branch |
| git branch | --no-merged | Displays branches that have not been merged into the current branch |
| git branch | -v | Displays the last commit on each branch |
| git checkout | [-b] branchname | Create and check out a new branch named branchname . Drop the -b flag to checkout an existing branch |
| git merge | branch | Merge branch into the current branch. |
| remote | ||
|---|---|---|
| command | arg(s) | description |
| git fetch | remote [branch] | Fetches a specific branch from the remote repository. Leave off branch to fetch all remote references. |
| git ls-remote | Shows a full list of remote references | |
| git pull | remote | Fetch the remote copy of current branch and immediately merge it into the local copy. |
| git push | remote branch | Push the branch to remote , along with necessary commits and objects. Creates named branch in the remote repository if it does not exist. |
| git push | origin --delete remoteBranchName | Deletes the remote branch remoteBranchName |
| git remote | show | Displays all remote branch names |
| un do | ||
|---|---|---|
| command | arg(s) | description |
| git clean | -n | Shows which files would be removed from working directory. Use the -f flag in place of the -n flag to execute the clean. |
| git reset | file | Remove file from the staging area, but leave the working directory unchanged. This unstages a file without overwriting any changes. |
| git revert | commit | Create new commit that undoes all of the changes made in commit , then apply it to the current branch. |