GIT
Basics
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git init |
initialize a new Git repository |
git clone |
clone a remote Git repository to a local directory |
git status |
show the current status of the repository |
git add |
add changes to the staging area |
git commit |
commit changes to the repository |
git log |
show the commit history |
git diff |
show the differences between two commits or the working directory and the staging area |
Branches
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git branch |
list all branches in the repository |
git branch <branch-name> |
create a new branch with the given name |
git checkout <branch-name> |
switch to the given branch |
git merge |
merge a branch into the current branch |
git rebase |
rebase the current branch onto another branch |
Remotes
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git remote |
list all remotes for the repository |
git remote add |
add a new remote to the repository |
git fetch |
download changes from a remote repository |
git pull |
download and merge changes from a remote repository |
git push |
upload changes to a remote repository |
Undoing Changes
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git reset |
unstage changes from the staging area |
git checkout |
discard changes in the working directory |
git revert |
create a new commit that undoes a previous commit |
git reset --hard |
discard all changes in the working directory and staging area |
Tagging
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git tag |
list all tags in the repository |
git tag <tag-name> |
create a new lightweight tag with the given name |
git tag -a <tag-name> -m <message> |
create a new annotated tag with the given name and message |
git push --tags |
upload all tags to a remote repository |
Submodules
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git submodule add |
add a new submodule to the repository |
git submodule update |
update submodules to the latest commit |
git submodule foreach <command> |
run a command in each submodule |