Git is a powerful tool, and knowing some advanced commands can really level up your version control game. In this post, we'll go through some commonly used Git commands along with their purpose, how to use them.
1. git diff
Purpose: Show differences between two commits or working directory and index.
Command: git diff
2. git log
Purpose: Show commit history.
Command: git log
3. git clone
Purpose: Clone a remote repository to your system.
Command: git clone https://github.com/Kavi-26/24MCR054
4. git pull
Purpose: Pull changes from remote to local repo.
Command: git pull origin main
5. git push
Purpose: Push local commits to remote.
Command: git push origin main
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6. git blame
Purpose: Show who last modified each line of a file.
Command: git blame ML.txt
7. git merge conflict (not a command)
Note: Conflict occurs during a git merge.
Here’s how to simulate:
git checkout -b new-branch
git checkout main
git merge new-branch
8. git branch
Purpose: List, create, or delete branches.
Command: git branch
9. git checkout -b
Purpose: Create and switch to a new branch.
Command: git checkout –b advanced-git-commands
10 .gitignore
Purpose: File to specify untracked files to ignore.
Steps:
Create .gitignore file in root directory.
Add file patterns to ignore.
e.g.:
*.log
node_modules/
No command needed, Git automatically ignores the specified files.
Github Repository:
Github link: https://github.com/Kavi-26/24MCR054
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