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Git Commands Cheatsheet

git

Essential Git commands for daily development workflow.

8 sections · 86 items

Setup

Set Username
git config --global user.name "Your Name"

Configure the author name to be used with your commits globally

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git config --global user.name "John Doe"
Set Email
git config --global user.email "email@example.com"

Configure the email address to be used with your commits globally

bash
git config --global user.email "john@example.com"
List Config
git config --list

Display all Git configuration settings for the current repository

bash
git config --list --show-origin
Initialize Repository
git init [directory]

Create a new Git repository in the current or specified directory

bash
git init my-project
Initialize Bare Repository
git init --bare [directory]

Create a bare repository without a working directory for server use

bash
git init --bare project.git
Clone Repository
git clone <url> [directory]

Download a repository and its entire version history

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git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git
Shallow Clone
git clone --depth <depth> <url>

Clone only the specified number of commits for faster downloads

bash
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/user/repo.git
Clone Specific Branch
git clone -b <branch> <url>

Clone a repository and checkout a specific branch

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git clone -b develop https://github.com/user/repo.git

Staging

Check Status
git status

Show the working tree status including staged and unstaged changes

bash
git status -s
Add File
git add <file>

Add a specific file to the staging area

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git add index.js
Add All Files
git add .

Add all new and modified files in current directory to staging

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git add .
Add by Pattern
git add <pattern>

Add files matching a pattern to the staging area

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git add *.js
Interactive Add
git add -p [file]

Interactively choose hunks of patch to add to staging

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git add -p src/app.js
Unstage File
git reset HEAD <file>

Remove a file from the staging area but keep changes in working directory

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git reset HEAD index.js
Unstage All
git reset HEAD

Unstage all files while preserving changes in working directory

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git reset HEAD
Discard Changes
git checkout -- <file>

Discard changes in working directory for a specific file

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git checkout -- index.js
View Unstaged Diff
git diff

Show changes between working directory and staging area

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git diff src/app.js
View Staged Diff
git diff --staged

Show changes between staging area and last commit

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git diff --staged
Diff Between Commits
git diff <commit1> <commit2>

Show changes between two specific commits

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git diff HEAD~2 HEAD

Committing

Commit
git commit -m "message"

Record staged changes to the repository with a message

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git commit -m "Add user authentication"
Commit All Tracked
git commit -am "message"

Stage all tracked modified files and commit in one step

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git commit -am "Fix login bug"
Commit with Editor
git commit

Open the default editor to write a detailed commit message

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git commit
Amend Last Commit
git commit --amend

Modify the most recent commit message or add staged changes to it

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git commit --amend -m "Updated message"
Amend Without Edit
git commit --amend --no-edit

Add staged changes to last commit without changing the message

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git commit --amend --no-edit
Empty Commit
git commit --allow-empty -m "message"

Create a commit with no changes useful for triggering CI builds

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git commit --allow-empty -m "Trigger build"
Revert Commit
git revert <commit>

Create a new commit that undoes changes from a specified commit

bash
git revert abc1234
Revert Without Commit
git revert -n <commit>

Revert changes but do not automatically create a commit

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git revert -n HEAD~3

Branching

List Branches
git branch

List all local branches in the repository

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git branch -a
Create Branch
git branch <branch-name>

Create a new branch at the current commit

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git branch feature/login
Delete Branch
git branch -d <branch-name>

Delete a branch that has been fully merged

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git branch -d feature/login
Force Delete Branch
git branch -D <branch-name>

Force delete a branch even if not fully merged

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git branch -D experimental
Rename Branch
git branch -m <old> <new>

Rename a branch from old name to new name

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git branch -m old-name new-name
Checkout Branch
git checkout <branch-name>

Switch to an existing branch

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git checkout develop
Create and Checkout
git checkout -b <branch-name>

Create a new branch and switch to it immediately

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git checkout -b feature/auth
Switch Branch
git switch <branch-name>

Switch to an existing branch using modern syntax

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git switch main
Create and Switch
git switch -c <branch-name>

Create a new branch and switch to it using modern syntax

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git switch -c feature/api
Merge Branch
git merge <branch-name>

Merge specified branch into the current branch

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git merge feature/login
Merge No Fast-Forward
git merge --no-ff <branch>

Create a merge commit even if fast-forward is possible

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git merge --no-ff feature/login
Abort Merge
git merge --abort

Abort the current merge operation and restore pre-merge state

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git merge --abort
Rebase
git rebase <branch>

Reapply commits on top of another base branch

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git rebase main
Interactive Rebase
git rebase -i <commit>

Interactively edit reword squash or reorder commits

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git rebase -i HEAD~3
Cherry Pick
git cherry-pick <commit>

Apply changes from a specific commit to current branch

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git cherry-pick abc1234

Remote

List Remotes
git remote -v

Show all configured remote repositories with URLs

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git remote -v
Add Remote
git remote add <name> <url>

Add a new remote repository with a shortname

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git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo.git
Remove Remote
git remote remove <name>

Remove a remote repository reference

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git remote remove origin
Rename Remote
git remote rename <old> <new>

Rename a remote repository reference

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git remote rename origin upstream
Show Remote Info
git remote show <name>

Display detailed information about a remote repository

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git remote show origin
Fetch
git fetch <remote>

Download objects and refs from remote without merging

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git fetch origin
Fetch All
git fetch --all

Fetch from all configured remote repositories

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git fetch --all --prune
Pull
git pull <remote> <branch>

Fetch from remote and merge into current branch

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git pull origin main
Pull Rebase
git pull --rebase <remote> <branch>

Fetch and rebase current branch on top of remote branch

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git pull --rebase origin main
Push
git push <remote> <branch>

Upload local branch commits to remote repository

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git push origin main
Push Set Upstream
git push -u <remote> <branch>

Push and set remote branch as upstream for current branch

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git push -u origin feature/login
Push Force
git push --force

Force push overwriting remote history use with caution

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git push --force-with-lease origin feature
Delete Remote Branch
git push <remote> --delete <branch>

Delete a branch from the remote repository

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git push origin --delete feature/old

History

View Log
git log

Show commit history for the current branch

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git log --oneline -10
Log One Line
git log --oneline

Show condensed commit history with one line per commit

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git log --oneline --graph
Log Graph
git log --graph --all

Show commit history as ASCII graph for all branches

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git log --graph --all --decorate
Log with Diff
git log -p

Show commit history with full diff for each commit

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git log -p -2
Log by Author
git log --author="name"

Filter commit history by author name or email

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git log --author="John"
Log by Date
git log --since="date" --until="date"

Filter commits within a date range

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git log --since="2024-01-01" --until="2024-12-31"
Log File History
git log -- <file>

Show commit history for a specific file

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git log --follow -- src/app.js
Show Commit
git show <commit>

Display detailed information and diff for a specific commit

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git show abc1234
Blame
git blame <file>

Show who last modified each line of a file with commit info

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git blame -L 10,20 src/app.js
Bisect Start
git bisect start

Start binary search to find the commit that introduced a bug

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git bisect start
Bisect Bad
git bisect bad [commit]

Mark a commit as bad containing the bug

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git bisect bad HEAD
Bisect Good
git bisect good [commit]

Mark a commit as good not containing the bug

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git bisect good abc1234
Bisect Reset
git bisect reset

End bisect session and return to original branch

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git bisect reset

Stashing

Stash Changes
git stash

Save uncommitted changes and revert working directory to clean state

bash
git stash
Stash with Message
git stash push -m "message"

Stash changes with a descriptive message for identification

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git stash push -m "WIP: login feature"
Stash Including Untracked
git stash -u

Stash changes including untracked files

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git stash -u
List Stashes
git stash list

Show all stashed changesets

bash
git stash list
Apply Stash
git stash apply [stash]

Apply stashed changes without removing from stash list

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git stash apply stash@{0}
Pop Stash
git stash pop [stash]

Apply stashed changes and remove from stash list

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git stash pop
Show Stash
git stash show [stash]

Show summary of changes in a stash

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git stash show -p stash@{0}
Drop Stash
git stash drop [stash]

Remove a specific stash from the list

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git stash drop stash@{1}
Clear All Stashes
git stash clear

Remove all stashed entries

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git stash clear

Tags

List Tags
git tag

List all tags in the repository

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git tag -l "v1.*"
Create Lightweight Tag
git tag <tagname>

Create a lightweight tag pointing to current commit

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git tag v1.0.0
Create Annotated Tag
git tag -a <tagname> -m "message"

Create an annotated tag with a message and metadata

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git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Release version 1.0.0"
Tag Specific Commit
git tag <tagname> <commit>

Create a tag pointing to a specific commit

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git tag v0.9.0 abc1234
Show Tag
git show <tagname>

Display information about a specific tag

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git show v1.0.0
Push Tag
git push <remote> <tagname>

Push a specific tag to remote repository

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git push origin v1.0.0
Push All Tags
git push <remote> --tags

Push all local tags to remote repository

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git push origin --tags
Delete Local Tag
git tag -d <tagname>

Delete a tag from local repository

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git tag -d v1.0.0
Delete Remote Tag
git push <remote> --delete <tagname>

Delete a tag from remote repository

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git push origin --delete v1.0.0

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