Git-Basic-Commands
Getting & Creating Projects
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Initialize a local Git repository
`git init`
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Create a local copy of a remote repository
`git clone ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git `
Basic Snapshotting
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Check status
`git status`
- Add a file to the staging area git add [file-name.txt]
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Add all new and changed files to the staging area
`git add -A `
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Commit changes
`git commit -m "[commit message]" `
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Remove a file (or folder)
`git rm -r [file-name.txt] `
Branching & Merging
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List branches the asterisk denotes the current branch
`git branch `
List all branches (local and remote)
`git branch -a `
Create a new branch
`git branch [branch name] `
(Delete a branch)
`git branch -d [branch name] `
Delete a remote branch
`git push origin --delete [branch name] `
git checkout -b [branch name] (Create a new branch and switch to it)
Clone a remote branch and switch to it
`git checkout -b [branch name] origin/[branch name] `
Rename a local branch
`git branch -m [old branch name] [new branch name] `
Switch to a branch
`git checkout [branch name] `
Switch to the branch last checked out
`git checkout - `
Discard changes to a file
`git checkout -- [file-name.txt] `
Merge a branch into the active branch
`git merge [branch name] `
Merge a branch into a target branch
`git merge [source branch] [target branch] `
Stash changes in a dirty working directory
`git stash`
Remove all stashed entries
`git stash clear`
Sharing & Updating Projects
Push a branch to your remote repository
`git push origin [branch name] `
Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)
`git push -u origin [branch name] `
Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch)
`git push `
Delete a remote branch
`git push origin --delete [branch name] `
Update local repository to the newest commit
`git pull `
Pull changes from remote repository
`git pull origin [branch name] `
Add a remote repository
`git remote add origin ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git `
Set a repository’s origin branch to SSH
`git remote set-url origin ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git `
Inspection & Comparison
View changes
`git log `
View changes (detailed)
`git log --summary `
View changes (briefly)
`git log --oneline `
Preview changes before merging
`git diff [source branch] [target branch] `