A list of commonly used Git commands:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git init |
Initialize a local Git repository |
git status |
Check status |
git add [file-name.txt] |
Add a file to the staging area |
git add -A |
Add all new and changed files to the staging area |
git commit -m "[commit message]" |
Commit changes |
git checkout -- [file-name.txt] |
Discard changes to a file |
git log |
View changes |
git log --summary |
View changes (detailed) |
git remote add origin ssh://git@github.com/joshnh/[repository-name].git |
Add a remote repository |
git remote set-url origin ssh://git@github.com/joshnh/[repository-name].git |
Set a repository's origin branch to SSH |
git push -u origin [branch name] |
Push changes to remote repository (first time) |
git push |
Push changes to remote repository (subsequent times) |
git pull |
Update local repository to the newest commit |
git pull origin [branch name] |
Pull changes from remote repository |
git clone ssh://git@github.com/joshnh/[repository-name].git |
Create a local copy of a remote repository |
git branch [branch name] |
Create a new branch |
git checkout -b [branch name] |
Create a new branch and switch to it |
git checkout [branch name] |
Switch to a branch |
git checkout - |
Switch to the branch last checked out |
git push origin [branch name] |
Push a branch to your remote repository |
git merge [branch name] |
Merge a branch into the active branch |
git merge [source branch] [target branch] |
Merge a branch into a target branch |
git diff [source branch] [target branch} |
Preview changes before merging |
git branch -d [branch name] |
Delete a branch |
git push origin --delete [branch name] |
Delete a remote branch |
git rm -r [file-name.txt] |
Remove a file (or folder) |