Git Cheat Sheet

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Configure / Set User Information Building a Commit Branch Commands

git config –global user.name [name] git status git branch
Sets the name to associate with commit actions List all the files staged (ready to be committed) Lists all local branches in the current repo
git config –global user.email [email] git diff git branch [branch-name]
Sets the email address to associate with commit actions Shows deltas of files not yet staged Creates a new branch
git config –global color.ui auto git add [file] git checkout [branch-name]
Colorize output at the CLI Add a file to the staging area Switch to a branch and update working directory
git diff --staged git merge [branch-name]
Create Repositories Show differences between staging and last file version Combine specified branch history into current branch
git init [project name] git reset [file] git branch -d [branch-name]
Create a new repo with [project name] Remove file form the staging area Delete a specified branch
git clone [url] git commit -m “[description]”
Downloads a project along with its history Create a new commit and apply the description Sync Changes Across Repos
git fetch [bookmark]
Relocating and Removing Version Controlled Files Reviewing Commit History Download all history from the repository bookmark
git rm [file] git log git merge [bookmark]/[branch]
Delete file from working directory and stage deletion Lists version history of the current branch Combines bookmark’s branch into a single branch
git rm --cached [file] git log --follow [file] git push [alias] [branch]
Removes the file from version control but keeps local List the version history for the file, including all renames Uploads all local branch commits to (GitHub)
git mv [file-original] [file-rename] git diff [branch] [some other branch] git pull
Changes the file name and prepare it for commit Displays differences across branches Downloads bookmark history and incorporate changes
git reset [commit] git show [commit] git reset –hard [commit]
Undoes all commits after the [commit] but keeps local Outputs metadata and content changes of commit Discard all history and changes back to the commit

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