Git Cheat Sheet

$ git config --global user.name "[name]"
Sets the name you want attached to your commit transactions

$ git config --global user.email "[email address]"
Sets the email you want attached to your commit transactions

$ git config --global color.ui auto
Enables helpful colorization of command line output

$ git init [project-name]
Creates a new local repository with the specified name

$ git clone [url]
Downloads a project and its entire version history

$ git status
Lists all new or modified files to be committed

$ git add [file]
Snapshots the file in preparation for versioning

$ git reset [file]
Unstages the file, but preserve its contents

$ git diff
Shows file differences not yet staged

$ git diff --staged
Shows file differences between staging and the last file version

$ git commit -m "[descriptive message]"
Records file snapshots permanently in version history

$ git branch
Lists all local branches in the current repository

$ git branch [branch-name]
Creates a new branch

$ git checkout [branch-name]
Switches to the specified branch and updates the working directory

$ git merge [branch]
Combines the specified branch’s history into the current branch

$ git branch -d [branch-name]
Deletes the specified branch

$ git rm [file]
Deletes the file from the working directory and stages the deletion

$ git rm --cached [file]
Removes the file from version control but preserves the file locally

$ git mv [file-original] [file-renamed]
Changes the file name and prepares it for commit

*.log
build/
temp-*
A text file named .gitignore suppresses accidental versioning of
files and paths matching the specified patterns

$ git ls-files --other --ignored --exclude-standard
Lists all ignored files in this project

$ git stash
Temporarily stores all modified tracked files

$ git stash list
Lists all stashed changesets

$ git stash pop
Restores the most recently stashed files

$ git stash drop
Discards the most recently stashed changeset

$ git log
Lists version history for the current branch

$ git log --follow [file]
Lists version history for a file, including renames

$ git diff [first-branch]...[second-branch]
Shows content differences between two branches

$ git show [commit]
Outputs metadata and content changes of the specified commit

$ git reset [commit]
Undoes all commits after [commit] , preserving changes locally

$ git reset --hard [commit]
Discards all history and changes back to the specified commit

$ git fetch [bookmark]
Downloads all history from the repository bookmark

$ git merge [bookmark]/[branch]
Combines bookmark’s branch into current local branch

$ git push [alias] [branch]
Uploads all local branch commits to GitHub

$ git pull
Downloads bookmark history and incorporates changes