Git commands cheatsheet

Getting Started:

git init - Initializes a new Git repository in the current directory.
git clone <url> - Creates a local copy of a remote repository specified by the URL.
git config -l - To check configuration fo the git
git config --global user.name <your name> - To configure your username on git
git config --global user.email <your email> - To configure your email on git

Basic Workflow:

git add <file> - Stages changes in a specific file for the next commit.
git add . - Stages changes in all tracked files for the next commit.
git commit -m "<commit message>" - Commits changes with a specified message.
git status - Shows the current state of the repository, including any untracked or modified files.
git diff - Shows the differences between the current changes and the previous commit.
git log - Shows the commit history of the repository.

Branches:

git branch - Shows a list of all branches in the repository.
git branch <branch-name> - Creates a new branch with the specified name.
git checkout <branch-name> - Switches to the specified branch.
git merge <branch-name> - Merges the specified branch into the current branch.
git branch -d <branch-name> - Deletes the specified branch.

Remote Repositories:

git remote add <remote-name> <remote-url> - Adds a new remote repository.
git remote -v - Shows a list of all remote repositories and their URLs.
git push <remote-name> <branch-name> - Pushes local changes to a remote repository.
git pull <remote-name> <branch-name> - Pulls remote changes to the local repository.

Miscellaneous:

git rm <file> - Removes a file from the repository.
git reset - Resets the repository to the previous commit.
git tag <tag-name> - Creates a new tag with the specified name.
git fetch - Retrieves the latest changes from the remote repository without merging them.

Day 12 of #90DaysOfDevOps