GitHub Commands Cookbook (Updated)
Git Configuration Commands
git config
Setting user name, email, and default editor
Usage:
1. git config --global user.name 'Your Name'
2. git config --global user.email 'your.email@example.com'
git alias
Creating shortcuts for common commands
Usage:
1. git alias st status
2. git alias ci commit
Repository Setup
git init
Initializing a new repository
Usage:
1. git init
2. git init new_repo
git clone
Cloning an existing repository
Usage:
1. git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git
2. git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git local_dir
Basic Git Operations
git add
Adding files to the staging area
Usage:
1. git add .
2. git add filename.txt
git commit
Committing changes
Usage:
1. git commit -m 'Initial commit'
2. git commit -a -m 'Update files'
git status
Checking the status of the repository
Usage:
1. git status
2. git status -s
git push
Pushing changes to a remote repository
Usage:
1. git push origin master
2. git push -u origin master
git pull
Pulling changes from a remote repository
Usage:
1. git pull origin master
2. git pull
git fetch
Fetching changes from a remote repository
Usage:
1. git fetch origin
2. git fetch --all
Branching and Merging
git branch
Creating, listing, and deleting branches
Usage:
1. git branch new-branch
2. git branch -d old-branch
git checkout
Switching branches
Usage:
1. git checkout new-branch
2. git checkout -b new-branch
git merge
Merging branches
Usage:
1. git merge feature-branch
2. git merge feature-branch --no-ff
git rebase
Rebasing a branch
Usage:
1. git rebase master
2. git rebase -i HEAD~3
Stashing and Cleaning
git stash
Stashing changes temporarily
Usage:
1. git stash
2. git stash apply
git clean
Removing untracked files
Usage:
1. git clean -n
2. git clean -f
Tagging
git tag
Creating, listing, and deleting tags
Usage:
1. git tag v1.0
2. git tag -a v1.0 -m 'Version 1.0'
Log and History
git log
Viewing the commit history
Usage:
1. git log
2. git log --oneline
git blame
Showing who changed what and when in a file
Usage:
1. git blame filename.txt
2. git blame -L 15,25 filename.txt
Advanced Git
git cherry-pick
Applying changes from a specific commit
Usage:
1. git cherry-pick commit_hash
2. git cherry-pick commit_hash1 commit_hash2
git revert
Reverting changes from a commit
Usage:
1. git revert HEAD
2. git revert commit_hash
git rebase -i
Interactive rebase
Usage:
1. git rebase -i HEAD~3
2. git rebase -i --autosquash commit_hash
git bisect
Finding the commit that introduced a bug
Usage:
1. git bisect start
2. git bisect reset
Git and GitHub Integration
git remote
Managing remote repositories
Usage:
1. git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo.git
2. git remote -v
git pull request
Creating a pull request
Usage:
1. git pull request
2. git pull request -b master -h feature-branch
git fetch upstream
Fetching changes from the upstream repository
Usage:
1. git fetch upstream
2. git fetch upstream master
