Setup
Set your name to be used as the commit author
git config --global user.name "Name Surname"
Set your email to be used as the commit author
git config --global user.email "your@email.com"
Creating Repositories
Initialize a new Git repository
git init
Clone an existing repository
git clone <repository>
Making Changes
Check the status of your repository
git status
Add a file to the staging area
git add <file>
Add all modified and new files to the staging area
git add .
Commit changes with a message
git commit -m "message"
Remove a file from the staging area
git reset HEAD <file>
Viewing History
View the commit history
git log
View changes that have not been staged
git diff
View changes that have been staged
git diff --staged
Working with Remotes
Add a remote repository
git remote add <name> <url>
Push changes to a remote repository
git push <name> <branch>
Pull changes from a remote repository
git pull <name> <branch>
Branching
List all branches
git branch
Create a new branch
git branch <name>
Delete a branch
git branch -d <name>
Switch to a branch
git checkout <name>
Merging
Merge a branch into the current branch
git merge <branch>
Stashing Changes
Stash changes
git stash
View a list of stashes
git stash list
Apply the latest stash
git stash apply
Discard the latest stash
git stash drop
Tagging
Create a new tag
git tag <tagname>
Create a new tag with a message
git tag -a <tagname> -m "message"
Delete a tag
git tag -d <tagname>
git push --tags
Reverting Changes
Revert the last commit
git revert HEAD
Revert a specific commit
git revert <commit>
Resetting
Reset the staging area to the last commit
git reset HEAD
Reset the staging area and working directory to the last commit
git reset --hard HEAD
Reset the staging area and working directory to a specific commit
git reset --hard <commit>
Aliases
Create aliases for commonly used commands
git config --global alias.<alias_name> <git_command>
