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📝 Git Cheat Sheet 🚀

📝 First Steps: Start and Configure A Git 🚀

Command Description
git init Creates a new Git repository in the current folder.
git config --global -l Sets or views Git settings, like username and email ,...
git config $option "text" Sets a Git configuration option to a specified value.

📅 Day-to-Day Work:

Command Description
git status Displays the current status of the working directory and staging area.
git add $File_Name Stages a file for the next commit.
git commit -m "Message" Records changes to the repository with a descriptive message.
git diff Displays differences between changes and the last commit.
git log --oneline Displays a concise summary of commits in a single line.
git checkout $hash Switches to the specified commit by its hash.
git fetch Retrieves updates from the remote repository without merging.
git pull Fetches and merges updates from the remote repository.
git push Uploads local commits to the remote repository.
git restore $FileName Restores the specified file to the last committed state.
git blame Shows line-by-line authorship for each line in a file.
git stash Temporarily saves changes that are not ready to be committed.
git tag Creates a marker for a specific commit, often used for releases.

📂 Files:

Command Description
.gitconfig File Stores Git settings like username and preferences.
.gitignore file specifies files and directories for Git to ignore.

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Boopathi

This is a fantastic Git cheat sheet! I especially appreciate the inclusion of git restore and git blame. These commands are super helpful for quickly reverting changes or understanding code history.

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Hari Krishnan

Nice