Git Cheat Sheet: A Comprehensive Guide to Git Commands
Git Cheat Sheet
Getting Started
git clone "existing repo" Clone the repository
git init Create a new local repository
Branches
git branch List all local branches
git branch -r List all remote branches
git branch -d "BRANCH" Remove branch
git branch -m "BRANCH" Rename branch
git remote show "Remote" List all branches for specific remote
git checkout "BRANCH" Switch to branch “BRANCH”
git checkout -b "BRANCH" Create and switch to a new branch “BRANCH”
git checkout -b "BRANCH" "REMOTE/BRANCH" Create branch based on remote branch
git merge "BRANCH" Merges the specified branch to the current branch
Make a Change
git add . Add (stage) all the files which are modified
git add "FILE.cpp" Add (stage) the single file which is modified
git commit -m "commit message" Commit all the added (staged) files to the local Git
Rewriting History
git commit --amend -m "new_message" Edit the last commit message
git commit --amend Edit the last commit
git commit --amend --no-edit Edit the last commit but use the same commit message
git reset HEAD~1 Undo last commit (add --hard to reset changes)
git reset "COMMIT-ID" Reset the head to the mentioned commit-id
git rebase "BRANCH" Applies the commits of the specified branch on top of the current branch
git revert "COMMIT-ID" Reverts the changes introduced by the specified commit by creating a new commit that undoes those changes
Interactive Rebase
git rebase -i "COMMIT-ID" Interactive rebase allows you to modify or reorder commits interactively
pick: Keep the commit as is.reword: Keep the commit but modify the commit message.edit: Pause the rebase and allow you to modify the commit content.squash: Merge the commit with the previous commit and combine their messages.fixup: Merge the commit with the previous commit but discard its message.drop: Remove the commit from the branch entirely.
git rebase --skip Skips the current commit and moves to the next one during a rebase
Status
git log Shows the commit history of the current branch
git status List all the files which are staged, unstaged and untracked
git diff Shows the difference of what is changed but not staged
Remote
git remote add [alias] [URL] Add the Git remote URL as alias
git remote -v Shows the name and URL of the remote repositories
Synchronize
git push -u origin "BRANCH" Pushes the local branch to the remote branch
git fetch Fetches all the remote repositories
git fetch "BRANCH" Fetches the particular branch
git pull "BRANCH" Fetch the remote copy of the current branch and merge it into the local branch
Cherry Picking
git cherry-pick "COMMIT_ID" Applies the specified commit to the current branch
Stash (temporarily store the changes instead of doing commit)
git stash Save staged/modified changes
git stash list List stack of stash list
git stash pop Brings back the stashed changes