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Git Cheat Sheet

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Setup

git config --global user.name "Name"

Set your global username

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git config --global user.email "email"

Set your global email

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git config --global core.editor "code --wait"

Set VS Code as default editor

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git config --list

List all configuration settings

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Initialize

git init

Initialize a new local repository

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git clone <url>

Clone a remote repository

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git clone <url> <dir>

Clone into a specific directory

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Stage & Snapshot

git status

Show working tree status

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git add <file>

Stage a specific file

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git add .

Stage all changes

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git add -p

Interactively stage hunks

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git diff

Show unstaged changes

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git diff --staged

Show staged changes

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git commit -m "message"

Commit staged changes

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git commit -am "message"

Stage tracked files and commit

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git commit --amend

Amend the last commit

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Branch & Merge

git branch

List local branches

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git branch <name>

Create a new branch

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git checkout <branch>

Switch to a branch

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git checkout -b <branch>

Create and switch to new branch

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git switch <branch>

Switch branches (modern syntax)

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git switch -c <branch>

Create and switch (modern)

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git merge <branch>

Merge branch into current

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git branch -d <branch>

Delete a branch

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git branch -D <branch>

Force delete a branch

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Remote

git remote -v

List remotes

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git remote add origin <url>

Add a remote

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git fetch

Fetch all remotes

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git pull

Fetch and merge from remote

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git pull --rebase

Fetch and rebase from remote

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git push origin <branch>

Push branch to remote

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git push -u origin <branch>

Push and set upstream

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git push --force-with-lease

Safe force push

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Undo & Reset

git revert <commit>

Create revert commit

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git reset HEAD <file>

Unstage a file

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git reset --soft HEAD~1

Undo last commit, keep staged

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git reset --hard HEAD~1

Undo last commit, discard changes

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git checkout -- <file>

Discard file changes

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git clean -fd

Remove untracked files/dirs

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Stash

git stash

Stash working directory changes

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git stash list

List all stashes

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git stash pop

Apply latest stash and remove

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git stash apply stash@{n}

Apply specific stash

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git stash drop stash@{n}

Delete a stash

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Log & Inspect

git log --oneline

Compact commit history

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git log --oneline --graph --all

Visual branch graph

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git log --author="Name"

Filter commits by author

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git show <commit>

Show commit details

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git blame <file>

Show who changed each line

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git diff <branch1>..<branch2>

Diff between branches

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How to use

  1. 1

    Search by command or description.

  2. 2

    Browse git commands by section.

  3. 3

    Click an item to copy the command.

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