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GIT Cheat Sheet

The document summarizes common Git commands for initializing and setting up a local repository, tracking and committing changes to files, viewing file differences between commits, branching and merging, and pushing/pulling from remote repositories. Key commands include git init to initialize a new local repository, git add and git commit to stage and commit changes, git status and git diff to check file status and differences, and git branch and git checkout to work with branches.

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GIT Cheat Sheet

The document summarizes common Git commands for initializing and setting up a local repository, tracking and committing changes to files, viewing file differences between commits, branching and merging, and pushing/pulling from remote repositories. Key commands include git init to initialize a new local repository, git add and git commit to stage and commit changes, git status and git diff to check file status and differences, and git branch and git checkout to work with branches.

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$ git init [project-name]

Creates a new local repository with the specified argument


$ git status
Lists all new or modified files to be committed
$ git config --global user.name "[user-name]“
Defines the name you want associated with your commit transactions
$ git config --global user.email "[user-email-address]"
Defines the email address you want associated with your commit transactions
$ git config --global color.ui auto
Turns on colorization of command line output
$ git add [file]
Prepares the file for commit by logically moving it to the staged area
$ git ls-files --stage
Lists all the files in the staged area
$ git commit -m "[commit message]"
Adds the staged files permanently in version history
$ git diff
Shows unstaged file differences
$ git diff --staged
Shows file differences between staging and the last file version
$ git rm <file name>
Remove file from local repo and work folder
$ git rm --cached <filename>
Remove file from staging
$ git branch
Lists all branches in the current local repository
$ git branch [branch-name]
Creates a new branch
$ git checkout [branch-name]
Switches to the specified branch and updates the working directory
$ git merge [branch-name]
Combines the specified branch’s history into the current branch
$ git branch -d [branch-name]
Deletes the specified branch
$ git rm [file]
Deletes the file from the working directory and the staging area
$ git rm --cached [file]
Removes the file from version control but retains the file locally
$ git log
Lists version history for the current branch
$ git log --oneline
Lists version history in one line for the current branch
$ git log --oneline --decorate --graph
Lists version history in one line, decorated in graphical form for the current branch
$ git push [alias] [branch]
Uploads all local branch commits to remote repository
$ git pull
Downloads from remote repository and incorporates changes
$ git stash
Temporarily stores all modified tracked files
$ git clone [repository-url]
Clones an existing repository
$ git rebase [branch]
Rebases your current HEAD onto [branch]

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