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Comprehensive Guide to Git Commands

1. Setting Up a Repository

Initialize a Git repository:

git init

Clone an existing repository:

git clone https://github.com/user/repository.git

2. Staging and Committing Changes

Check the status of your repository:

git status

Stage files for commit:

git add <file-name>

git add .

git add *.js

Commit changes:

git commit -m "Commit message describing the change"

3. Branching and Merging

Create a new branch:

git branch <branch-name>

Switch to a branch:

git checkout <branch-name>

Create and switch to a new branch:

git checkout -b <branch-name>

Merge a branch into the current branch:

git merge <branch-name>


Delete a branch after merging:

git branch -d <branch-name>

4. Pushing and Pulling

Push changes to a remote repository:

git push origin <branch-name>

Pull the latest changes from a remote repository:

git pull origin <branch-name>

5. Handling Merge Conflicts

After a conflict, check the status:

git status

Manually resolve conflicts:

git add <resolved-file>

Continue with the merge after resolving conflicts:

git commit

6. Rebasing

Rebase a branch:

git rebase <branch-name>

7. Resetting Changes

Unstage changes:

git reset <file-name>

Discard local changes in a file:

git checkout -- <file-name>

Reset to a previous commit:

git reset --hard <commit-hash>

8. Stashing Changes
Stash your changes:

git stash

Apply stashed changes:

git stash apply

List all stashed changes:

git stash list

9. Tagging

Create a new tag:

git tag <tag-name>

Push a tag to a remote repository:

git push origin <tag-name>

10. Viewing Commit History

View the commit log:

git log

View a graphical representation of the log:

git log --graph --oneline --decorate --all

11. Reverting Changes

Revert a commit:

git revert <commit-hash>

12. Squashing Commits

Interactive rebase to squash commits:

git rebase -i HEAD~n

13. Cleaning Up Untracked Files

Remove untracked files:

git clean -f
Remove untracked directories:

git clean -fd

14. Git Aliases

Create a Git alias:

git config --global alias.st status

15. Checking Out Previous Commits

Checkout a previous commit:

git checkout <commit-hash>

16. Forking and Pull Requests

Fork a repository:

Click the "Fork" button on GitHub.

Clone your forked repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/repository.git

Create a new branch for your changes:

git checkout -b feature-branch

Make changes and push to your fork:

git push origin feature-branch

Create a Pull Request:

On GitHub, navigate to your repository and click "New Pull Request."

17. Working with Remotes

Add a remote repository:

git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repository.git

View remote repositories:

git remote -v

Remove a remote repository:


git remote remove origin

18. Git Bisect

Start bisecting:

git bisect start

Mark the current commit as bad:

git bisect bad

Mark an earlier commit as good:

git bisect good <commit-hash>

19. Cherry-Picking Commits

Cherry-pick a commit:

git cherry-pick <commit-hash>

20. Reflog

View the reflog:

git reflog

Recover a commit using reflog:

git checkout <commit-hash>

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