Useful Git Commands List
Command Description
git init-----------------------------------------------------------Initialize a
local Git repository
git clone repo_url -----------------------------------------------Clone public
repository
git clone ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git --------Clone
private repository
git status------------------------------------------------------ Check status
git add [file-name]------------------------------------------------ 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)
git branch--------------------------------------------- List of 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 branch -D [branch
name]-------------------------------------------------------------Delete a branch
forcefully
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
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://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-
name].git--------------------Add a remote repository
git remote set-url origin ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-
name].git-----------------Set a repository's origin branch to SSH
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
git revert
commitid---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---Revert commit changes
git config --global user.name
"your_username"----------------------------------------------------Set globally
Username
git config --global user.email
"your_email_address@example.com"-----------------------------------Set globally
Email id
git config --global --
list------------------------------------------------------------------------Get
global config
