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Getting & Creating Projects

Command Description

git init Initialize a local Git repository

git clone ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git Create a local copy of a remote repository

Basic Snapshotting

Command Description

git status Check status

git add [file-name.txt] Add a file to the staging area

git add -A Add all new and changed files to the staging area

git commit -m "[commit message]" Commit changes

git rm -r [file-name.txt] Remove a file (or folder)

git remote -v View the remote repository of the currently working file or directory

Branching & Merging

Command Description

git branch List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)

git branch -a List all branches (local and remote)

git branch [branch name] Create a new branch

git branch -d [branch name] Delete a branch

git push origin --delete [branch name] Delete a remote branch

git checkout -b [branch name] Create a new branch and switch to it

git checkout -b [branch name] origin/[branch name] Clone a remote branch and switch to it

git branch -m [old branch name] [new branch name] Rename a local branch

git checkout [branch name] Switch to a branch

git checkout - Switch to the branch last checked out

git checkout -- [file-name.txt] Discard changes to a file

git merge [branch name] Merge a branch into the active branch

git merge [source branch] [target branch] Merge a branch into a target branch

git stash Stash changes in a dirty working directory

git stash clear Remove all stashed entries

git stash pop Apply latest stash to working directory

Sharing & Updating Projects

Command Description

git push origin [branch name] Push a branch to your remote repository

Push changes to remote repository (and remember the

git push -u origin [branch name]
branch)

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Command Description

Push changes to remote repository (remembered

git push
branch)

git push origin --delete [branch name] Delete a remote branch

git pull Update local repository to the newest commit

git pull origin [branch name] Pull changes from remote repository

git remote add origin ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-

Add a remote repository
name].git

git remote set-url origin ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-

Set a repository's origin branch to SSH
name].git

Inspection & Comparison

Command Description

git log View changes

git log --summary View changes (detailed)

git log --oneline View changes (briefly)

git diff [source branch] [target branch] Preview changes before merging

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