git clean -n Shows which files would be removed from working directory. Use
the -f flag in place of the -n flag to execute the clean.
Push the branch to <remote>, along with necessary commits and
objects. Creates named branch in the remote repo if it doesn’t exist.
git push
<remote> <branch>
git reset <file> Remove <file> from the staging area, but leave the working directory
unchanged. This unstages a file without overwriting any changes.
git pull <remote> Fetch the specified remote’s copy of current branch and immediately
merge it into the local copy.
git revert
<commit>
Create new commit that undoes all of the changes made in
<commit>, then apply it to the current branch.
git fetch
<remote> <branch>
Fetches a specific <branch>, from the repo. Leave off <branch> to
fetch all remote refs.
git remote add
<name> <url>
Create a new connection to a remote repo. After adding a remote,
you can use <name> as a shortcut for <url> in other commands.
Undoing Changes
git diff Show unstaged changes between your index and working directory. Remote Repositories
git commit -m
"<message>"
Commit the staged snapshot, but instead of launching a text editor,
use <message> as the commit message.
git status List which files are staged, unstaged, and untracked.
git log Display the entire commit history using the default format.
For customization see additional options.
git branch List all of the branches in your repo. Add a <branch> argument to
create a new branch with the name <branch>.
git checkout -b
<branch>
Create and check out a new branch named <branch>. Drop the -b
flag to checkout an existing branch.
git merge <branch> Merge <branch> into the current branch.
Git Branches
git add
<directory>
Stage all changes in <directory> for the next commit.
Replace <directory> with a <file> to change a specific file.
git clone <repo>
git config
user.name <name>
Define author name to be used for all commits in current repo. Devs
commonly use --global flag to set config options for current user.
git rebase <base>
git reflog Show a log of changes to the local repository’s HEAD. Add
--relative-date flag to show date info or --all to show all refs.
Clone repo located at <repo> onto local machine. Original repo can be
located on the local filesystem or on a remote machine via HTTP or SSH.
git init
<directory>
Create empty Git repo in specified directory. Run with no arguments
to initialize the current directory as a git repository.
git commit
--amend
Replace the last commit with the staged changes and last commit
combined. Use with nothing staged to edit the last commit’s message.
Rebase the current branch onto <base>. <base> can be a commit ID,
a branch name, a tag, or a relative reference to HEAD.
Git Basics Rewriting Git History
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