Hello everyone! 👋
Here’s a comprehensive Git Cheat Sheet to help you manage your code versioning and collaboration more effectively. Whether you’re just starting out or need a quick reference, this guide is here to assist.
Let’s dive in!
🔗 Core Concepts
- Git: Distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code.
📦 Git Commands and Concepts
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git init: Initializes a new Git repository.
git init
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git clone: Clones an existing repository.
git clone https://github.com/username/repository.git
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git add: Stages changes for commit.
git add file.txt
git add .
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git commit: Commits staged changes to the repository.
git commit -m "Commit message"
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git status: Shows the status of changes.
git status
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git log: Displays commit history.
git log
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git diff: Shows differences between changes.
git diff
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git branch: Lists, creates, or deletes branches.
git branch
git branch new-branch
git branch -d old-branch
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git checkout: Switches branches or restores working directory files.
git checkout branch-name
git checkout -b new-branch
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git merge: Merges changes from one branch into another.
git merge branch-name
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git pull: Fetches and merges changes from a remote repository.
git pull origin main
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git push: Pushes local commits to a remote repository.
git push origin branch-name
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git remote: Manages remote repositories.
git remote -v
git remote add origin https://github.com/username/repository.git
git remote remove origin
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git fetch: Retrieves updates from a remote repository without merging.
git fetch origin
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git rebase: Reapplies commits on top of another base tip.
git rebase branch-name
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git reset: Resets current HEAD to a specified state.
git reset --hard HEAD~1
git reset --soft HEAD~1
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git stash: Stashes changes in a dirty working directory.
git stash
git stash pop
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git tag: Tags specific commits with a label.
git tag v1.0
git tag -a v1.0 -m "Version 1.0"
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git cherry-pick: Applies changes from specific commits.
git cherry-pick commit-hash
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git revert: Creates a new commit that undoes changes from a previous commit.
git revert commit-hash
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git config: Configures Git settings.
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"
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git log --graph: Visualizes the commit history as a graph.
git log --graph --oneline
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git blame: Shows who last modified each line of a file.
git blame file.txt
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Top comments (1)
Watchout for merge commits when blindly use git pull
reddit.com/r/git/comments/1clmvpb/...