Git Commands

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A list of my commonly used Git commands

If you are interested in my Git aliases, have a look at my .bash_profile, found here: https://github.com/joshnh/bash_profile/blob/master/.bash_profile

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Getting & Creating Projects

Command	Description
git init	Initialize a local Git repository
git clone ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git	Create a local copy of a remote repository

Basic Snapshotting

Command	Description
git status	Check status
git add [file-name.txt]	Add a file to the staging area
git add -A	Add all new and changed files to the staging area
git commit -m "[commit message]"	Commit changes
git rm -r [file-name.txt]	Remove a file (or folder)

Branching & Merging

Command	Description
git branch	List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)

| git branch -a | List all branches (local and remote) | | git branch [branch name] | Create a new branch | | git branch -d [branch name] | Delete a branch | | git push origin --delete [branch name] | Delete a remote branch | | git checkout -b [branch name] | Create a new branch and switch to it | | git checkout -b [branch name] origin/[branch name] | Clone a remote branch and switch to it | | git branch -m [old branch name] [new branch name] | Rename a local branch | | git checkout [branch name] | Switch to a branch | | git checkout - | Switch to the branch last checked out | | git checkout -- [file-name.txt] | Discard changes to a file | | git merge [branch name] | Merge a branch into the active branch | | git merge [source branch] [target branch] | Merge a branch into a target branch | | git stash | Stash changes in a dirty working directory | | git stash clear | Remove all stashed entries |

Sharing & Updating Projects

Command	Description
git push origin [branch name]	Push a branch to your remote repository
git push -u origin [branch name]	Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)
git push	Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch)
git push origin --delete [branch name]	Delete a remote branch
git pull	Update local repository to the newest commit
git pull origin [branch name]	Pull changes from remote repository
git remote add origin ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git	Add a remote repository
git remote set-url origin ssh://[email protected]/[username]/[repository-name].git	Set a repository's origin branch to SSH

Inspection & Comparison

Command	Description
git log	View changes
git log --summary	View changes (detailed)
git log --oneline	View changes (briefly)
git diff [source branch] [target branch]	Preview changes before merging