Git Cheatsheet

Basic Git Commands

• git init – Initialize a new Git repository
• git clone <repo_url> – Clone a remote repository
• git status – Check the status of your working directory
• git add <file> – Stage a specific file
• git add . – Stage all changes
• git commit -m "commit message" – Commit changes with a message
• git commit --amend – Edit the last commit

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Branching & Merging

• git branch – List all branches
• git branch <branch-name> – Create a new branch
• git checkout <branch-name> – Switch to another branch
• git checkout -b <branch-name> – Create & switch to a new branch
• git merge <branch-name> – Merge another branch into the current branch
• git branch -d <branch-name> – Delete a branch
• git branch -D <branch-name> – Force delete a branch

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Stashing Changes

• git stash – Save uncommitted changes
• git stash list – Show stashed changes
• git stash pop – Apply & remove the most recent stash
• git stash apply – Apply the most recent stash (without removing)
• git stash drop – Delete the most recent stash

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Undoing Changes

• git restore <file> – Discard uncommitted changes in a file
• git reset HEAD <file> – Unstage a file
• git reset --hard – Reset everything to the last commit
• git revert <commit-hash> – Create a new commit that undoes a previous commit

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Viewing History

• git log – View commit history
• git log --oneline – Show history in one line per commit
• git log --graph --oneline --all – View branch structure

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Remote Repositories

• git remote add origin <repo_url> – Connect to a remote repo
• git remote -v – List remote repositories
• git push -u origin <branch-name> – Push a branch to a remote repo
• git pull origin <branch-name> – Fetch & merge changes from the remote repo
• git fetch – Fetch latest changes without merging

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Tagging

• git tag – List all tags
• git tag <tag-name> – Create a new tag
• git tag -a <tag-name> -m "message" – Create an annotated tag
• git push origin <tag-name> – Push a tag to a remote repo
• git push origin --tags – Push all tags

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Git Configuration

• git config --global user.name "Your Name" – Set username
• git config --global user.email "[email protected]" – Set email