Top 20 Git Commands With Example

In the previous blog, you got an understanding of what git is. In this blog, I will talk about the
Top 20 Git Commands that you will be using frequently while you are working with Git.

Here are the Git commands which are being covered:

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git init

git clone
git add
git commit

git diff
git reset

git status
git rm
git log

git show
git tag

git branch
 git checkout

git merge
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git push

git pull

git stash

So, let's get started!

Git Commands

git config
Usage: git config –global user.name “[lakshmikanth]”

Usage: git config –global user.email “[[email protected]]”

This command sets the author name and email address respectively to be used with your
commits.

Git Con ig Command

git init
Usage: git init [repository name]

This command is used to start a new repository.

GitInit Command - Git Commands - ars

git clone
Usage: git clone [url]

This command is used to obtain a repository from an existing URL.

Git Clone Command - Git Commands - ars

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Usage: git add [file]

This command adds a ile to the staging area.

Git Add Command - Git Commands - ars

Usage: git add *

This command adds one or more to the staging area.

Git Add Command - Git Commands - ars

git commit
Usage: git commit -m “[ Type in the commit message]”

This command records or snapshots the ile permanently in the version history.

Git Commit Command - Git Commands - ars

Usage: git commit -a

This command commits any iles you’ve added with the git add command and also commits
any iles you’ve changed since then.

Git Commit Command - Git Commands - ars

git diff
Usage: git diff
This command shows the ile differences which are not yet staged. 

Usage: git diff –staged

This command shows the differences between the iles in the staging area and the latest
version present.

Usage: git diff [first branch] [second branch]

This command shows the differences between the two branches mentioned.

git reset
Usage: git reset [file]
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Usage: git reset [commit]

This command undoes all the commits after the speci ied commit and preserves the changes
locally.

Usage: git reset –hard [commit] This command discards all history and goes back to
the speci ied commit.

Git Reset Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git status
Usage: git status

This command lists all the iles that have to be committed.

Git Status Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git rm
Usage: git rm [file]

This command deletes the ile from your working directory and stages the deletion.
 Git Rm Command - Git Commands - Edureka
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Usage: git log

This command is used to list the version history for the current branch.

Git Log Command - Git Commands

Usage: git log –follow[file]

This command lists version history for a ile, including the renaming of iles also.

Git Log Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git show
Usage: git show [commit]

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This command shows the metadata and content changes of the speci ied commit.

git tag
Usage: git tag [commitID]

This command is used to give tags to the speci ied commit.

Git Tag Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git branch
Usage: git branch

This command lists all the local branches in the current repository.

Git Branch Command - Git Commands - Edureka

Usage: git branch [branch name]

This command creates a new branch.

Git Branch Command - Git Commands - Edureka

Usage: git branch -d [branch name]
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This command deletes the feature branch.

Git Branch Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git checkout
Usage: git checkout [branch name]

This command is used to switch from one branch to another.

Git Checkout Command - Git Commands - Edureka

Usage: git checkout -b [branch name]

This command creates a new branch and also switches to it.

Git Checkout Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git merge
Usage: git merge [branch name]

This command merges the speci ied branch’s history into the current branch.

Git Merge Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git remote
Usage: git remote add [variable name] [Remote Server Link]

This command is used to connect your local repository to the remote server.

Git Remote Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git push
Usage: git push [variable name] master

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This command sends the committed changes of master branch to your remote repository.

Git Push Command - Git Commands - Edureka 

Usage: git push [variable name] [branch]

This command sends the branch commits to your remote repository.

Git Push Command - Git Commands - Edureka

Usage: git push –all [variable name]

This command pushes all branches to your remote repository.

Git Push Command - Git Commands - Edureka

Usage: git push [variable name] :[branch name]

This command deletes a branch on your remote repository.

Git Push Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git pull
Usage: git pull [Repository Link]
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This command fetches and merges changes on the remote server to your working directory.

git stash
Usage: git stash save

This command temporarily stores all the modi ied tracked iles.

Git Stash Command - Git Commands - Edureka

Usage: git stash pop

This command restores the most recently stashed iles.

Git Stash Command - Git Commands - Edureka

Usage: git stash list

This command lists all stashed changesets.

Git Stash Command - Git Commands - Edureka

Usage: git stash drop

This command discards the most recently stashed changeset.

Git Stash Command - Git Commands - Edureka

Want to learn more about git commands? Here is a Git Tutorial to get you started.
Alternatively, you can take a top-down approach and start with this DevOps Tutorial.