github documentation
- Git is a VCS- a version control system- to track changes in files and folder
- to collaborate in teams
- free and open source - website to upload your repositories online
- provides backup
- provides visual interface to your repo
- makes collaboration easier
A list of my commonly used Git commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git init |
Initialize a local Git repository |
git clone ssh:https://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git(link) |
Create a copy of a remote / local repository |
git config --local credential.helper "" |
to change the username and email to push with different account |
git push |
it will ask you to enter your github_username and github_password |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git config --global user.name "your.user.name" |
Add your user name in terminal globally |
git config --global user.email "your.user.email" |
Add your email in terminal globally |
| `git config -l | grep user.name` |
| `git config -l | grep user.email` |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git status |
Check status |
git add [file-name.txt] |
Add a file to the staging area |
git add -A/ add . |
Add all new and changed files to the staging area |
git commit -m "[commit message]" |
Commit changes |
git rm -r [file-name.txt] |
Remove a file (or folder) |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git branch |
List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch) |
git branch -a |
List all branches (local and remote) |
git branch [branch name] |
Create a new branch |
git branch -d [branch name] |
Delete a branch |
git push origin --delete [branch name] |
Delete a remote branch |
git checkout -b [branch name] |
Create a new branch and switch to it |
git checkout -b [branch name] origin/[branch name] |
Clone a remote branch and switch to it |
git branch -m [old branch name] [new branch name] |
Rename a local branch |
git checkout [branch name] |
Switch to a branch |
git checkout - |
Switch to the branch last checked out |
git checkout -- [file-name.txt] |
Discard changes to a file |
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 stash |
Stash changes in a dirty working directory |
git stash clear |
Remove all stashed entries |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git push origin [branch name] |
Push a branch to your remote repository |
git push -u origin [branch name] |
Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch) |
git push |
Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch) |
git push origin --delete [branch name] |
Delete a remote branch |
git pull |
Update local repository to the newest commit |
git pull origin [branch name] |
Pull changes from remote repository |
git remote add origin ssh:https://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git |
Add a remote repository |
git remote set-url origin ssh:https://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git |
Set a repository's origin branch to SSH |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git log |
View changes |
git log --summary |
View changes (detailed) |
git log --oneline |
View changes (briefly) |
git diff [source branch] [target branch] |
Preview changes before merging |