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git commit -a
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Stages files automatically
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git log -p
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Produces patch text
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| git log --graph --oneline |
This shows a summarized view of the commit history for a repo. |
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git show
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Shows various objects
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git diff
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Is similar to the Linux `diff` command, and can show the differences in various commits
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git diff --staged
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An alias to --cached, this will show all staged files compared to the named commit
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git add -p
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Allows a user to interactively review patches to add to the current commit
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git mv
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Similar to the Linux `mv` command, this moves a file
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git rm
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Similar to the Linux `rm` command, this deletes, or removes a file
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| git checkout |
Switch branches or restore working tree files
E.g. of restoring working tree files - Discard recent changes to myfile (after they have been staged and mistakes made in the modifications)
git checkout myfile
E.g. switch to newbranch
git branch newbranch
git checkout newbranch
E.g. create new branch and switch to it
git checkout -b even-newerbranch
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| git commit --amend |
Replace the tip of the current branch by creating a new commit.
Amend the previous commit. Rewrites the git history removing the previous commit and replacing it with the amended one. You can also update the commit message |
| git reset |
Reset current HEAD to the specified state
e.g. Move myfile back to untracked status (e.g. it was tracked by mistake by git add *)
git reset HEAD myfile
HEAD => last commit
HEAD^ => 2nd last commit
HEAD~2 => 3rd last commit
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| git revert |
Revert some existing commits
e.g. to revert to 2nd latest commit
git log -2
## note commit 2nd latest commit id
git revert commit_id
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| git branch |
Used to manage branches
eg. Create new branch with name <name>
git branch <name> :
eg. Delete branch with name <name>
git branch -d <name>
eg. Forcibly delete branch with name <name>
git branch -D <name>
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| git merge |
eg. git merge <branch>
e.g. git merge --abort
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| git clone URL |
Git clone is used to clone a remote repository into a local workspace
Using HTTPS
e.g.
git clone https://github.com/youraccount/yourrepo
Using SSH with public key
If we have already created SSH key-pair and added your SSH public key to your GitHub Account, then
git clone git@github.com:youraccount/yourrepo
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git push
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Git push is used to push commits from your local repo to a remote repo |
| git pull |
Git pull is used to fetch the newest updates from a remote repository |
| git remote |
List remote repos
e.g. list remote repos verbosely
git remote -v
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| git remote show <name> |
Describes a single remote repo |
| git remote update |
Fetches the most up-to-date objects |
| git fetch |
Downloads specific objects |
| git branch -r |
List remote branches; can be combined with other branch arguments to manage remote branches
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