Git Cheat Sheet

git config --global user.name "[firstname lastname]"
# set a name globally to associate your name with your Git commits

git config --global user.email "[valid email]"
# set an email address that will be associated with each history maker

git config --global color.ui auto
# set automatic command line to improve the readability of Git's output by color-coding different types of information,
# such as branch names, status indicators, and more.

git init
# initialize an existing directory as a Git repository

git clone [url]
# retrieve repository from a hosted location via url

git status
# show modified files in your working directory

git add [file]
# add a file to the staging area in Git. Use '.' to add all files

git reset [file]
# unstage a file from Git staging area

git diff
# display the differences (or "diffs") between the changes in working directory
# and the last committed version of the files in your Git repository

git diff --staged
# display the differences (or "diffs") between the changes that are staged (added to the Git staging area)
# and the last committed version of the files in your Git repository

git commit -m "[descriptive message]"
# create a new commit in Git with a descriptive message
# this command captures the changes that are currently staged and saves them as a new commit in the Git history

git branch
# list all local branches in the repository

git branch [branch-name]
# create a new branch

git branch -d [branch-name]
# delete a specific branch

git checkout [branch-name]
# switch to another branch

git checkout -b [branch-name]
# create a new branch and switch to it immediately

git merge [branch-name]
# merge changes from the specified branch into the current branch

git log
# display a chronological log of commits in a Git repository

git log --oneline --graph --all
# visualize history of all branches with a streamlined graph view

git show [commit]
# display the metadata and content changes of the specified commit

git reflog
# show a log of all references (commits, checkouts, etc.) to help recover lost commits

git remote add [alias] [url]
# add a remote repository to your Git configuration with a specified alias

git remote -v
# list all currently configured remote repositories

git fetch [alias]
# fetch updates from a remote repository explicitly

git push [remote] [branch]
# transmit local branch commits to the remote repository branch

git pull
# fetch and merge any commits from the tracking remote branch

git rebase [branch]
# apply any commits of current branch ahead of specified one

git reset --hard [commit]
# clear staging area, rewrite working tree from specified commit

git commit --amend
# modify the most recent commit (change message or add forgotten files)

git commit --amend --no-edit
# modify the most recent commit without changing the commit message

git revert [commit]
# create a new commit that undoes all changes from the specified commit

git stash
# temporarily save changes in your working directory that are not yet committed

git stash list
# show a list of stashes that you've created in your Git repository

git stash pop
# apply the most recent stash and remove it from the stash list

git stash drop
# remove the most recent stash from the stash list