Git Cheat Sheet

Setup#

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git config --global user.name "Ada Lovelace"
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git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

Creating Repos#

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git init

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git clone <repo-url>

Making Changes#

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git status

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git add <file>   # just one
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# or
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git add .        # all changes

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git commit -m "fix: patch infinite loop in login"

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git reset HEAD <file>

History & Diffs#

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git log

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git diff

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git diff --staged

Remotes#

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git remote add origin <url>

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git push origin <branch>
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git pull origin <branch>

Branching#

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git branch              # list branches
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git branch <name>       # create
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# switch to a branch
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git checkout <name>
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# delete a branch
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git branch -d <name>

Merging#

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git merge <branch>

Stashing#

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git stash               # stash current changes
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git stash list          # see all stashes
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git stash apply         # reapply latest stash
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git stash drop          # delete latest stash

Tagging#

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git tag <tag>
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git tag -a <tag> -m "msg"
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git tag -d <tag>
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git push --tags

Reverting & Resetting#

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git revert HEAD              # undo last commit

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git revert <commit>          # revert specific commit

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git reset HEAD               # unstage
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git reset --hard HEAD        # discard all local changes
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git reset --hard <commit>    # nuke back to old commit

Aliases#

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git config --global alias.co checkout
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git config --global alias.st status
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git config --global alias.ci commit
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git config --global alias.br branch

That’s It#

Git can get deep, but you don’t need to memorize plumbing commands to be dangerous.

Pin this cheat sheet, use it daily, and add aliases for whatever slows you down.

Now go commit something before someone force-pushes to main again.

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