Git Cheatsheet

Common Git commands reference

Git commands cheatsheet with common operations. Quick reference for git clone, commit, push, pull, branch, merge, and more. Free Git guide.

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Setup & Config

git config --global user.name "[name]"Set your username

git config --global user.email "[email]"Set your email

git config --listList all config settings

git initInitialize a new repository

git clone [url]Clone a repository

Basic Snapshotting

git statusShow working tree status

git add [file]Add file to staging area

git add .Add all changes to staging

git add -pInteractively stage hunks

git commit -m "[message]"Commit with message

git commit -am "[message]"Add and commit tracked files

git commit --amendAmend the last commit

git diffShow unstaged changes

git diff --stagedShow staged changes

git reset [file]Unstage a file

git reset --hardDiscard all local changes

git checkout -- [file]Discard changes in file

Branching & Merging

git branchList local branches

git branch -aList all branches

git branch [name]Create a new branch

git branch -d [name]Delete a branch

git branch -D [name]Force delete a branch

git checkout [branch]Switch to a branch

git checkout -b [branch]Create and switch to branch

git switch [branch]Switch to a branch (newer)

git switch -c [branch]Create and switch (newer)

git merge [branch]Merge branch into current

git merge --no-ff [branch]Merge with merge commit

git rebase [branch]Rebase onto branch

git rebase -i HEAD~[n]Interactive rebase last n commits

git cherry-pick [commit]Apply a specific commit

Remote Repositories

git remote -vList remote repositories

git remote add [name] [url]Add a remote

git remote remove [name]Remove a remote

git fetchFetch from remote

git fetch --allFetch from all remotes

git pullFetch and merge

git pull --rebaseFetch and rebase

git pushPush to remote

git push -u origin [branch]Push and set upstream

git push --forceForce push (dangerous!)

git push --force-with-leaseSafer force push

Inspection & History

git logShow commit history

git log --onelineCompact commit history

git log --graphShow branch graph

git log -p [file]Show file change history

git log --author="[name]"Filter by author

git show [commit]Show commit details

git blame [file]Show who changed each line

git reflogShow reference log

Stashing

git stashStash changes

git stash save "[message]"Stash with message

git stash listList stashes

git stash popApply and remove stash

git stash applyApply stash (keep it)

git stash dropDelete most recent stash

git stash clearDelete all stashes

Tagging

git tagList tags

git tag [name]Create lightweight tag

git tag -a [name] -m "[msg]"Create annotated tag

git push --tagsPush all tags

git tag -d [name]Delete local tag

Undoing Changes

git revert [commit]Create commit that undoes

git reset --soft HEAD~1Undo commit, keep changes staged

git reset --mixed HEAD~1Undo commit, keep changes

git reset --hard HEAD~1Undo commit, discard changes

git clean -fdRemove untracked files/dirs

git restore [file]Restore file (newer)

git restore --staged [file]Unstage file (newer)