Git Commands Cheat Sheet

# Set up your name
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
 
# Set up your email
git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"
 
# Check your Git configuration
git config --list

git init

git clone <repository_url>

git status

# Add a specific file
git add <file_name>
 
# Add all files
git add .

# Commit with a message
git commit -m "Your commit message"

git log
 
# View commit history in a single line format
git log --oneline

# View changes in the working directory
git diff
 
# View changes between commits
git diff <commit1> <commit2>

git branch

git branch <branch_name>

git checkout <branch_name>

git checkout -b <branch_name>

git merge <branch_name>

git branch -d <branch_name>

git remote -v

git remote add <remote_name> <repository_url>

git fetch <remote_name>

git pull <remote_name> <branch_name>

git push <remote_name> <branch_name>

git reset <file_name>

# Discard changes in the working directory
git checkout -- <file_name>

# Soft reset (keeps changes in the working directory)
git reset --soft <commit_hash>
 
# Hard reset (discards changes)
git reset --hard <commit_hash>

git stash

git stash list

git stash apply

git stash drop

git show <commit_hash>

# Create a tag
git tag <tag_name>
 
# List tags
git tag

git show <commit_hash>:<file_path>