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Command Categories

Jump to: Setup • Create • Snapshot • Branch • Share • Inspect • Patch • Debug • Admin

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Setup and Config

Command	Description
git config --global user.name "name"	Set the name attached to commits
git config --global user.email "email"	Set the email attached to commits
git config --global color.ui auto	Enable colorization of command output
git config --list	List all configured settings
git help <command>	Get help for a Git command

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Getting and Creating Projects

Command	Description
git init	Initialize a new Git repository
git init <directory>	Create a new local repository in specified directory
git clone <url>	Clone a repository from a remote source
git clone <url> <directory>	Clone a repository into a specific directory

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Basic Snapshotting

Command	Description
git status	Show the status of the working directory
git add <file>	Add a file to the staging area
git add .	Add all new and changed files to staging
git add -p	Interactive staging - choose hunks to add
git diff	Show unstaged changes
git diff --staged	Show staged changes
git commit -m "message"	Commit staged changes with a message
git commit -am "message"	Stage all tracked files and commit
git commit --amend	Amend the last commit
git restore <file>	Discard changes in working directory
git restore --staged <file>	Unstage a file
git reset <file>	Unstage a file (keep changes)
git reset --hard HEAD	Discard all local changes
git rm <file>	Remove file from working directory and staging
git mv <old> <new>	Rename or move a file

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Branching and Merging

Command	Description
git branch	List all local branches
git branch -a	List all branches (local and remote)
git branch <branch>	Create a new branch
git branch -d <branch>	Delete a branch
git branch -m <new-name>	Rename current branch
git checkout <branch>	Switch to a branch
git checkout -b <branch>	Create and switch to new branch
git switch <branch>	Switch to a branch (modern)
git switch -c <branch>	Create and switch to new branch (modern)
git merge <branch>	Merge a branch into current branch
git merge --no-ff <branch>	Merge with a merge commit
git merge --abort	Abort a merge in progress
git log	Show commit history
git log --oneline	Show compact commit history
git log --graph --all	Show branch graph
git stash	Temporarily save uncommitted changes
git stash pop	Apply and remove most recent stash
git stash list	List all stashes
git tag <name>	Create a lightweight tag
git tag -a <name> -m "msg"	Create an annotated tag

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Sharing and Updating Projects

Command	Description
git remote -v	List all configured remotes
git remote add <name> <url>	Add a new remote
git remote remove <name>	Remove a remote
git fetch	Download objects and refs from remote
git fetch <remote>	Fetch from specific remote
git pull	Fetch and merge from remote
git pull --rebase	Fetch and rebase from remote
git push	Push changes to remote
git push <remote> <branch>	Push branch to remote
git push -u <remote> <branch>	Push and set upstream
git push --force-with-lease	Safely force push
git push --tags	Push all tags to remote

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Inspection and Comparison

Command	Description
git show <commit>	Show changes of a commit
git show HEAD	Show last commit
git log	Show commit history
git log --follow <file>	Show commit history for file
git log --author="name"	Filter commits by author
git log --grep="pattern"	Search commit messages
git log --since="2 weeks ago"	Filter by date
git diff <branch1>..<branch2>	Compare two branches
git diff <commit1> <commit2>	Compare two commits
git shortlog	Summarized commit history

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Patching

Command	Description
git cherry-pick <commit>	Apply a commit to current branch
git cherry-pick --abort	Abort cherry-pick
git rebase <branch>	Rebase current branch onto another
git rebase -i HEAD~<n>	Interactive rebase last n commits
git rebase --continue	Continue after resolving conflicts
git rebase --abort	Abort rebase
git revert <commit>	Create new commit that undoes a commit
git revert --no-commit <commit>	Revert without auto-committing

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Debugging

Command	Description
git bisect start	Start binary search for bad commit
git bisect bad	Mark current commit as bad
git bisect good <commit>	Mark commit as good
git bisect reset	End bisect session
git blame <file>	Show who changed each line
git blame -L 10,20 <file>	Blame specific line range
git grep <pattern>	Search for pattern in tracked files

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Administration

Command	Description
git clean -n	Show what would be deleted
git clean -f	Delete untracked files
git clean -fd	Delete untracked files and directories
git gc	Cleanup and optimize local repository
git fsck	Verify database integrity
git reflog	Show reference log (recovery tool)
git reflog show <branch>	Show reflog for specific branch

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Common Workflows

Start a new project

git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git remote add origin <url>
git push -u origin main

Clone and work on existing project

git clone <url>
cd <project>
git checkout -b feature/my-feature
# Make changes
git add .
git commit -m "Add feature"
git push -u origin feature/my-feature

Update local repository

git fetch origin
git pull origin main
# or
git pull --rebase origin main

Fix last commit

# Forgot to add file
git add forgotten-file.txt
git commit --amend --no-edit

# Fix commit message
git commit --amend -m "New message"

Undo changes

# Undo unstaged changes
git restore <file>

# Undo staged changes
git restore --staged <file>

# Undo last commit (keep changes)
git reset --soft HEAD~1

# Undo last commit (discard changes)
git reset --hard HEAD~1

Resolve merge conflicts

git merge feature-branch
# Conflicts occur
# Edit files to resolve conflicts
git add <resolved-files>
git commit

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Git Cheat Sheet (One Page)

Setup

git config --global user.name "Name"
git config --global user.email "email@example.com"

Create

git init
git clone <url>

Local Changes

git status
git diff
git add .
git commit -m "Message"

Branch

git branch
git checkout -b <branch>
git merge <branch>

Remote

git remote -v
git fetch
git pull
git push

History

git log
git log --oneline --graph
git show <commit>

Undo

git restore <file>
git reset --soft HEAD~1
git revert <commit>

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See Also

• Complete Command List - All Git commands alphabetically
• Glossary - Git terminology explained
• Guides - Workflow guides and best practices
• FAQ - Frequently asked questions

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