Git Basics

echo "# repo_name" >> README.md

Create basic markdown file with large heading.

git init

Create empty Git repo in specified directory. Run with no arguments to initialize the current directory as a git repository.

git add .

Stage all changes for the next commit. Replace . with a <file> to change a specific file.

git commit -m "<message>"

Commit the staged snapshot with commit message.

git remote add origin https://github.com/user-name/repo-name.git

Create a new connection to a remote repo.

git push -u origin master

Push local branch to remote master repo.

git config --global user.name "username"

Define author name to be used for all commits in current repo. Devs commonly use --global flag to set config options for current user.

git config --global user.email "email_id@example.com"

Define author email to be used for all commits in current repo. Devs commonly use --global flag to set config options for current user.

git pull

Fetch the specified remote’s copy of current branch and immediately merge it into the local copy.

git diff

Show unstaged changes between your index and working directory.

git status

List which files are staged, unstaged, and untracked.

git log

Display the entire commit history using the default format. For customization see additional options.

Git Branches

git branch BranchName

Create a new branch named BranchName without checkout.

git checkout -b localBranchName

Create and check out a new branch named localBranchName.

git checkout BranchName

checkout an existing branch.

git push --set-upstream origin localBranchName

Push local branch to remote repository.

git fetch

Fetch all of the branches from the repository.

git branch -d localBranchName

Delete a branch named localBranchName locally.

git push origin --delete remoteBranchName

Delete a branch named remoteBranchName from remote repository.

git branch -m OLD-BRANCH-NAME NEW-BRANCH-NAME

Rename branch name.

git diff FIRST-BRANCH..SECOND-BRANCH

Compare two branches.

git branch -a

check all available branches.