GIT CHEAT SHEET

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Git is the open source distributed version control system that facilitates GitHub activities on your laptop or
desktop. This cheat sheet summarizes commonly used Git command line instructions for quick reference.

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MAKE CHANGES

Review edits and craft a commit transaction

$ git status

Lists all new or modified files to be committed

$ git diff

Shows file dierences not yet staged

$ git add [file]

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Snapshots the file in preparation for versioning

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Shows file dierences between staging and the last file version

$ git diff --staged

$ git reset [file]

Unstages the file, but preserve its contents

CONFIGURE TOOLING

Configure user information for all local repositories

$ git commit -m "[descriptive message]"

Records file snapshots permanently in version history

$ git config --global user.name "[name]"

Sets the name you want attached to your commit transactions

$ git config --global user.email "[email address]"

GROUP CHANGES

Name a series of commits and combine completed eorts

Sets the email you want attached to your commit transactions

$ git config --global color.ui auto

Enables helpful colorization of command line output

$ git branch

Lists all local branches in the current repository

$ git branch [branch-name]

Creates a new branch

CREATE REPOSITORIES

Start a new repository or obtain one from an existing URL

$ git checkout [branch-name]

Switches to the specified branch and updates the working directory

$ git init [project-name]

$ git merge [branch]

Creates a new local repository with the specified name

Combines the specified branchs history into the current branch

$ git clone [url]

$ git branch -d [branch-name]

Downloads a project and its entire version history

Deletes the specified branch

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REFACTOR FILENAMES

Relocate and remove versioned files

REVIEW HISTORY

Browse and inspect the evolution of project files

$ git rm [file]

$ git log

Deletes the file from the working directory and stages the deletion

Lists version history for the current branch

$ git rm --cached [file]

$ git log --follow [file]

Removes the file from version control but preserves the file locally

Lists version history for a file, including renames

$ git mv [file-original] [file-renamed]

$ git diff [first-branch]...[second-branch]

Changes the file name and prepares it for commit

Shows content dierences between two branches

$ git show [commit]

SUPPRESS TRACKING

Outputs metadata and content changes of the specified commit

Exclude temporary files and paths

*.log
build/
temp-*

A text file named .gitignore suppresses accidental versioning of

files and paths matching the specified patterns

REDO COMMITS

Erase mistakes and craft replacement history

$ git reset [commit]

Undoes all commits after [commit], preserving changes locally

$ git ls-files --other --ignored --exclude-standard

$ git reset --hard [commit]

Lists all ignored files in this project

Discards all history and changes back to the specified commit

SAVE FRAGMENTS

Shelve and restore incomplete changes

SYNCHRONIZE CHANGES

Register a repository bookmark and exchange version history

$ git stash

$ git fetch [bookmark]

Temporarily stores all modified tracked files

Downloads all history from the repository bookmark

$ git stash pop

$ git merge [bookmark]/[branch]

Restores the most recently stashed files

Combines bookmarks branch into current local branch

$ git stash list

$ git push [alias] [branch]

Lists all stashed changesets

Uploads all local branch commits to GitHub

$ git stash drop

$ git pull

Discards the most recently stashed changeset

Downloads bookmark history and incorporates changes

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