| Command | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
git init |
Initialize a new Git repository. | git init |
git clone URL |
Clone an existing repository. | git clone https://github.com/example/project.git |
git add file_name |
Add changes to the staging area. | git add file.txt |
git commit -m "Commit message" |
Save changes to the repository. | git commit -m "Add new feature" |
git status |
Show the status of files. | git status |
git log |
Display commit history. | git log |
git diff |
Show differences between changes. | git diff |
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
git branch branch_name |
Create a new branch. | git branch new_branch |
git checkout branch_name |
Switch to a specific branch. | git checkout branch_name |
git checkout -b branch_name |
Create and switch to a new branch. | git checkout -b new_branch |
git merge branch_name |
Merge changes from another branch into the current one. | git merge other_branch |
git branch -d branch_name |
Delete a local branch. | git branch -d branch_to_delete |
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
git remote add remote_name URL |
Connect a local repository to a remote. | git remote add origin https://github.com/example/project.git |
git push remote_name branch_name |
Push changes to a branch on a remote. | git push origin master |
git pull remote_name branch_name |
Fetch and merge changes from a remote branch. | git pull origin master |
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
git config <section>.<variable> value |
Configure system, user, or repository settings. | git config user.name "Your Name" |
git config --list |
Get configuration information. | git config --list |
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
git stash |
Temporarily store uncommitted changes. | git stash |
git stash save "Message" |
Save changes with a descriptive message. | git stash save "Temporary changes for new feature" |
git stash list |
List all entries stored in the stash. | git stash list |
git stash pop |
Apply and remove the latest stash entry. | git stash pop |
git reset --hard HEAD |
Discard local changes and move HEAD to the last commit. | git reset --hard HEAD |
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
git branch -a |
List all local and remote branches. | git branch -a |
git branch -m old_branch new_branch |
Rename a local branch. | git branch -m old_branch new_branch |
git push origin :old_branch |
Delete a remote branch. | git push origin :old_branch |
git log --oneline --graph --all |
Show a graphical history of all commits. | git log --oneline --graph --all |
git diff file |
Show differences between the current file and the last commit. | git diff file.txt |
git blame file |
Display who modified each line of a file. | git blame file.txt |
git revert commit |
Create a new commit that undoes the changes of a previous commit. | git revert commit_hash |
git reset commit |
Undo commits and move the branch back, discarding changes. | git reset commit_hash |
git cherry-pick commit |
Apply changes from a commit to the current branch. | git cherry-pick commit_hash |
git submodule add repo_url |
Add a submodule to the repository. | git submodule add https://github.com/example/module.git |
git submodule init |
Initialize submodules after cloning a repository. | git submodule init |
git submodule update |
Update submodules after cloning a repository. | git submodule update |