Terminal Cheat Sheet

# Terminal Cheat Sheet
pwd # print working directory

ls # list files in directory
cd # change directory
~ # home directory
.. # up one directory
- # previous working directory
help # get help
-h # get help
--help # get help
man # manual
cat # output the contents of a file
mkdir # create new directory
open # open a file with the associated program, a directory with Finder, or
a URL with the default web browser
ps # list all running processes
kill # terminate existing process
rmd # permanently delete file
rmdir # remove directory
## Working with Git
### Quick Start

git clone <url> # Clone directory
git checkout -b <new-branch> # Create new local branch
git push -u origin <new-branch> # Sync local branch with remote
git checkout <branch> # Checkout branch
git push origin <branch> # Push branch to remote
git branch -d <branchname> # deletes local branch

git push origin :<branchname> # deletes remote branch
git subtree push --prefix docs origin gh-pages # push docs as subtree to gh-pages
### Clone Directory

git clone <url>
### Create Project

cd project/
git init # initializes the repository
git add . # add those 'unknown' files
git commit # commit all changes, edit changelog entry
git rm --cached <file>... # ridiculously complicated command to undo, in case you
forgot .gitignore
### Branching and Merging

git branch # show list of all branches (* is active)
git checkout -b linux-work # create a new branch named "linux-work"
<make changes>
git commit -a
git checkout master # go back to master branch
git merge linux-work # merge changesets from linux-work (Git >= 1.5)
git pull . linux-work # merge changesets from linux-work (all Git
versions)
git branch -m <oldname> <newname> # rename branch
git branch -m <newname> # rename current branch
### Delete Project

git branch -d <branchname> # deletes local branch
git push origin :<branchname> # deletes remote branch
git remote prune <branchname> # update local/remote sync
### Merging Upstream
git remote -v # Get list of

remote branches
git remote add upstream <upstream github url> # Add original as upstream
git remote -v # Check upstream
git fetch upstream # Get original

repo
git checkout development # Switch to main branch
in local fork
git merge upstream/development # Merge original with
fork
git diff --name-only | uniq | xargs subl # Fix conflicts in Sublime Text
### Importing Patches

git apply < ../p/foo.patch
git commit -a
### Exporting Patches

<make changes>
git commit -a -m "commit message"
git format-patch HEAD^ # creates 0001-commit-message.txt
# (HEAD^ means every patch since one revision before the
# tip of the branch, also known as HEAD)
### Inspecting Revisions
# inspect history visually

gitk # this opens a Tk window, and shows you how the revisions are connected
# inspect history
git log # this pipes a log of the current branch into your PAGER
git log -p # ditto, but append a patch after each commit message
# inspect a specific commit

git show HEAD # show commit info, diffstat and patch
# of the tip of the current branch
### Referring to Revisions
# by name
git log v1.0.0 # show history leading up to tag "v1.0.0"
git log master # show history of branch "master"
# relative to a name
git show master^ # show parent to last revision of master
git show master~2 # show grand parent to tip of master
git show master~3 # show great grand parent to tip of master (you get the idea)
# by output of "git describe"

git show v1.4.4-g730996f # you get this string by calling "git describe"
# by hash (internally, all objects are identified by a hash)

git show f665776185ad074b236c00751d666da7d1977dbe
git show f665776 # a unique prefix is sufficient
# tag a revision
git tag v1.0.0 # make current HEAD known as "v1.0.0"
git tag interesting v1.4.4-g730996f # tag a specific revision (not HEAD)
### Comparing Revisions

# diff between two branches
git diff origin..master # pipes a diff into PAGER
git diff origin..master > my.patch # pipes a diff into my.patch
# get diffstat of uncommitted work

git diff --stat HEAD
## Sublime as default text editor

cd ~
mkdir bin
ln -s "/Applications/Sublime Text 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl" ~/bin/subl
git config --global core.editor "subl -n -w"
### If that's not working

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/subl
sudo ln -s /Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl
/usr/local/bin

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# Terminal Cheat Sheet

pwd # print working directory

## Working with Git

### Quick Start

git branch -d <branchname> # deletes local branch

### Clone Directory

### Create Project

### Branching and Merging

### Delete Project

### Merging Upstream

git remote -v # Get list of

git fetch upstream # Get original

### Importing Patches

### Exporting Patches

### Inspecting Revisions

# inspect history visually

# inspect a specific commit

### Referring to Revisions

# by output of "git describe"

# by hash (internally, all objects are identified by a hash)

### Comparing Revisions

# get diffstat of uncommitted work

## Sublime as default text editor

### If that's not working

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