📔Cheatsheet

Basic Git Commands

Git Commands and Their Uses

Basic Commands

• git init: Initializes a new Git repository.

• git clone [url]: Clones an existing repository from the given URL.

• git add [file]: Adds a file to the staging area.

• git commit -m "[message]": Commits the staged changes with a commit message.

• git status: Shows the status of changes as untracked, modified, or staged.

• git log: Displays the commit history.

Branching & Merging

• git branch: Lists all local branches.

• git branch [branch-name]: Creates a new branch.

• git checkout [branch-name]: Switches to the specified branch.

• git merge [branch]: Merges the specified branch into the current branch.

• git branch -d [branch-name]: Deletes the specified branch.

Remote Repositories

• git remote add [name] [url]: Adds a new remote repository.

• git fetch [name]: Fetches the branches and their respective commits from the remote repository.

• git pull [remote] [branch]: Fetches and merges changes from the remote branch to your local branch.

• git push [remote] [branch]: Pushes your local branch commits to the remote repository branch.

Undo Changes

• git checkout -- [file]: Discards changes in the working directory.

• git reset [file]: Removes the file from the staging area but preserves its contents.

• git revert [commit]: Creates a new commit that undoes the changes made in the specified commit.

• git reset --hard [commit]: Resets the index and working directory to the state of the specified commit.