Cheat Sheet Git¶

Basics¶

Command	Description
git --help	List help commands
git --version	Get installed Git version
git update-git-for-windows	Update the installed version of Git

Command	Description
git config -l	Lists information about your git configuration
git config --global user.name "[firstname lastname]"	Set the name for commits and tags
git config --global user.email "[email address]"	Set the e-mail address for commits and tags
git config --global color.ui auto	Set automatic command line coloring for Git

Command	Description
git init	Initialize a new local repository in the current directory
git init "[project name]"	Initialize a new local repository in a new directory
git clone "[project url]"	Download a remote repository with all history

Command	Description
git add [file]	Add a file to staging
git add .	Add all files to staging
git add -p	Prompt to stage changes interactively
git add fil*	Add files starting with fil to staging

Command	Description
git diff	Display unstaged changes
git diff --staged	Display staged changes

Command	Description
git status	List staged, unstaged, and untracked files
git commit	Commit files, opens editor for comment
git commit -m "[comment]"	Commit all staged files with a comment
git commit -a -m "[comment]"	Add and commit in one go with a comment

Command	Description
ssh -vT git@github.com	Test your SSH keys

Command	Description
git add remote [repository URL]	Add a remote repository
git remote -v	List all remote repositories
git remote show origin	Display details about the remote repository
git push	Upload staged changes to the remote
git pull	Download changes from the remote
git remote set-url origin git@github.com:yourusername/yourrepository.git	Switch to SSH URL

Command	Description
git checkout [filename]	Revert an unstaged file
git reset HEAD [filename]	Revert a staged file
git reset HEAD -p	Prompt to revert staged files

Command	Description
git revert HEAD	Create a new commit that undoes the last
git revert [commit id]	Revert to an old commit by ID

Command	Description
git rm [filename]	Delete a file from the working tree

Command	Description
git mv [old file] [new file]	Rename a file

Command	Description
git branch	List all branches
git branch [new_branch]	Create a new branch
git checkout [different_branch]	Switch to a branch
git checkout -b [new_branch]	Create and switch to a new branch
git branch -d [branch]	Delete a branch
git merge [branch]	Merge another branch into current

Command	Description
git log	Display all logs
git log [-n]	Display logs limited by [-n]
git log -p	Display logs and file changes
git log --stat	Display logs and statistics