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Useful

Git
commands
git --version
It shows the version of Git
installed on your machine
git init
It will initialize the project
folder into a " git repository "
git status
In simple terms, it will show you
exactly which files / folders have
been modified
git add .
It will add all your files to the git
staging area. You can also add
individual files to the staging area.
For e.g, git add " index.html "
git diff
It will show the difference between
a file in the staging area and file
that's present in the working tree
( Untracked file )
git commit -m 'msg'
It will save your changes to your
local repository. It's good practice
to include proper commit message
which helps in debugging
git push
It will push all the local changes
that you've made to the remote
github repository
git pull
It will pull ( fetch ) all the updated
code from the remote branch and
merge it with your local branch
git log
It will list down the entire commit
history i.e, all the commits that
you've made till now
git branch <name>
This command is used to create a
new branch in your local git
repository
git branch
It will list down all the local
branches that you've created
git branch -a
It will list down all the branches i.e,
local branches + remote branches
that's available for checkout
git branch -D <name>
It will forcefully delete the
specified local branch
( even if the changes are not
committed )
git checkout
<branch_name>
It's used to switch between local
git branches
git stash
It's used to temporarily remove the
changes that you've made on the
working tree
git remote
It will give the name of the remote
repository
For e.g, " origin " or " upstream "
git remote -v

It will give the name as well as the


url of the remote repository
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