Top Git Commands Every Developer Should Know

Initialize a Repository:

   git init

Clone a Repository:

   git clone <repository_url>

Check Repository Status:

   git status

Stage Changes:

   git add <file_name>

Commit Changes:

   git commit -m "Your commit message"

View Commit History:

   git log

Create a New Branch:

   git branch <branch_name>

Switch to a Branch:

   git checkout <branch_name>

Merge Branches:

   git merge <branch_name>

Pull Changes from a Remote Repository:

bash
git pull origin <branch_name>


Push Changes to a Remote Repository:

bash
git push origin <branch_name>


Check Differences between Branches:

bash
git diff <branch1> <branch2>


Discard Changes in Working Directory:

bash
git checkout -- <file_name>


Undo the Last Commit (Keep Changes):

bash
git reset --soft HEAD^


Undo the Last Commit (Discard Changes):

bash
git reset --hard HEAD^


Stash Changes:

bash
git stash


Apply Stashed Changes:

bash
git stash apply


Create a Tag:

bash
git tag -a <tag_name> -m "Your tag message"


Fetch Changes from a Remote Repository:

bash
git fetch origin


Remove Untracked Files:

bash
git clean -fd