Git Cheat Sheet

Creating a new repository

$ mkdir project
$ cd project
$ git init
$ git remote add origin git@github.com:yourlogin/your-repo.git
$ git add .
$ git commit -am “new repository”
$ git push -u origin master

Cloning existing repository

$ git clone https://github.com/username/your-repo.git

Creating branch

$ git checkout -b feature-1
# you are now in a branch, you can edit and create new files
$ git add .
$ git commit -am “new feature”

Merging branch to master

$ git checkout master
$ git merge feature-1
$ git push

Deleting branch

$ git branch -d feature-x

List all branches

$ git branch -a

Switch branch

$ git checkout feature-x

Switch to master branch

$ git checkout master

Listing Remote repositories

$ git remote -v

Replacing remote repository

# in case your remote repository changes, or you want to switch from HTTPS->SSH or SSH->HTTPS
$ git remote remove origin
$ git remote add origin git@github.com:yourlogin/your-repo.git

CONFIGURE TOOLING

Configure user information for all local repositories
Sets the name you want atached to your commit transactions:

$ git config --global user.name "[name]"

Sets the email you want atached to your commit transactions:
$ git config --global user.email "[email address]"

Enables helpful colorization of command line output:
$ git config --global color.ui auto

CREATE REPOSITORIES

Start a new repository or obtain one from an existing URL
Creates a new local repository with the specified name:

$ git init [project-name]

Downloads a project and its entire version history:
$ git clone [url]

MAKE CHANGES

Review edits and craf a commit transaction
Lists all new or modified files to be committed:

$ git status

Snapshots the file in preparation for versioning:
$ git add [file]

Unstages the file, but preserve its contents:
$ git reset [file]

Shows file differences not yet staged:
$ git diff

Shows file differences between staging and the last file version:
$ git diff --staged

Records file snapshots permanently in version history:
$ git commit -m "[descriptive message]"

GROUP CHANGES

Name a series of commits and combine completed efforts
Lists all local branches in the current repository:

$ git branch

Creates a new branch:
$ git branch [branch-name]

Switches to the specified branch and updates the working directory:
$ git checkout [branch-name]

Combines the specified branch’s history into the current branch:
$ git merge [branch]

Deletes the specified branch:
$ git branch -d [branch-name]

REFACTOR FILENAMES

Relocate and remove versioned files
Deletes the file from the working directory and stages the deletion:

$ git rm [file]

Removes the file from version control but preserves the file locally:
$ git rm --cached [file]

Changes the file name and prepares it for commit:
$ git mv [file-original] [file-renamed]

SUPPRESS TRACKING

Exclude temporary files and paths
Lists all ignored files in this project:

$ git ls-files --other --ignored --exclude-standard

.log
build/
temp-

A text file named .gitignore suppresses accidental versioning of
files and paths matching the specified patterns

SAVE FRAGMENTS

Shelve and restore incomplete changes
Temporarily stores all modified tracked files:

$ git stash

Lists all stashed change sets:
$ git stash list

Restores the most recently stashed files:
$ git stash pop

Discards the most recently stashed change set:
$ git stash drop

REVIEW HISTORY

Browse and inspect the evolution of project files
Lists version history for the current branch:

$ git log

Lists version history for a file, including renames:
$ git log --follow [file]

Shows content differences between two branches:
$ git diff [first-branch]...[second-branch]

Outputs metadata and content changes of the specified commit:
$ git show [commit]

REDO COMMITS

Erase mistakes and craf replacement history
Undoes all commits afer [commit], preserving changes locally:

$ git reset [commit]

Discards all history and changes back to the specified commit:
$ git reset --hard [commit]

SYNCHRONIZE CHANGES

Register a repository bookmark and exchange version history
Downloads all history from the repository bookmark:

$ git fetch [bookmark]

Combines bookmark’s branch into current local branch:
$ git merge [bookmark]/[branch]

Uploads all local branch commits to GitHub:
$ git push [alias] [branch]

Downloads bookmark history and incorporates changes:
$ git pull

More resources

git commands: https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/comparing-workflows/
git flow: http://danielkummer.github.io/git-flow-cheatsheet/

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