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git commands

This document provides a comprehensive guide on using Git commands for version control in a Linux environment. It includes instructions for installing Git, initializing repositories, tracking files, committing changes, managing branches, and interacting with remote repositories. The document also covers advanced features like stashing changes, merging branches, and amending commits.

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git commands

This document provides a comprehensive guide on using Git commands for version control in a Linux environment. It includes instructions for installing Git, initializing repositories, tracking files, committing changes, managing branches, and interacting with remote repositories. The document also covers advanced features like stashing changes, merging branches, and amending commits.

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yum install git -y

To install git in linux machine


git init . ----------------To initialize empty repo in current directory
git config user.name "username" ------ used to configure user name for our git
git config user.email "email" ------used to configure user email for our git
git add filename --------used to track a file
git add * ---------------used to track all files & folders
git add . ---------used to track all files in current directory (including hidden
files)
git add -f filename --------to track files forcefully
git rm --cached filename ----------used to untack the file
git commit -m "message" filename ---------to commit a file
git commit -m "message" . -------used to commit all files which are present in
staging area
git log ------------used to see the history of the git
git log --oneline ------used to see only commit ID's and messages
git log -1 -----------------used to see the latest commit
git log -3 ----------used to see latest 3 commits

git log --follow --all filename ------------- used to see the no of commits for a
single file
git show commit_id --name-only ------------used to see all the commit details
along with the file name
git show commit_id --stat ---------------see the histroy of a file
(modifications, data add and deletion)
git commit --amend -m "message" --------------used to change the commit message
for a latest commit
git commit --amend --author "username <mail>" --------------- used to change the
author of latest commit
git commit --amend --no-edit --------------used to commit the changes with
previous commit
git reset --hard HEAD~1 ---------------------used to delete the latest
commit along with the changes
git reset --hard HEAD~3 --------------------used to delete the latest 3
commits along with the changes
git resert --soft HEAD~1 -----------------------used to delete only
commits but not actions/changes
git resert --soft HEAD~3 -------------------------------used to delete only
latest commits but not actions/changes
git revert commit_id ---------------------------------used to delete a
particular commit action and add a new commit for the change
git branch --------------------------------used to see the list of branches
git branch branch-name ---------------------to create a branch
git checkout branch-name ----------------------to switch one branch to another
git checkout -b branch-name ---------------------------used to create and switch
a branch at a time
git branch -m old-branch new-branch -------------------------used to rename a
branch

git branch -d branch-name to delete a branch


git branch -D branch-name to delete a branch forcefully
git merge branch -----------copy the all commits from one branch to another
git cherry-pick commit-id ---------copy the single commits from one branch to
another
git merge --abort ------------used to cancle the merge when conflicts arise
git rebase branch --------------------copy the all commits from one branch to
another
git stash ------------------------to delete the changes permanently
git stash save "message" -------------to save the stash along with the message
git stash apply ----------------to get back the data again
git stash list ------------------to get the list of stashes
git stash clear ----------------------------to clear all stashes
git stash pop --------------------------to delete the first stash
git stash drop -------------------------used to delete the latest stash
git stash drop stash@{2} ---------------------used to delete a praticular
stash
git remote add origin repo-url ------------link local-repo to central-repo
git remove -v ------------------used to get the linked repo in github
git push -u origin branch-name ---------push the code from local to central
git push -u origin branch-1 branch-2 ----------used to push the code to
multiple branches
git push -u origin --all --------used to push the code to all branches at a
time
git clone repo-url ------------used to get the code from central to local
git pull origin branch -----------used to get the chanes from central to local
git fetch branch-name ---------------used to fetch the data from central to local
git fetch --all ----------------------------used to fetch the changes from all
branches in github
git merge origin/branch ----------------used to merge the changes from
cental to local
git push -u origin --delete branch-name -------------------used to delete the
github branch from local
git remote rm origin --------------------used to unlink the github-repo
Git remote rename old -link new-link -------------used to change the repo

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