Useful Git Commands

Commands

git status - list changes since last commit git add . - tracks any untracked files, and adds all modified files to next commit git add . -A - same as above plus deleted files in local repository will also be deleted on the remote git commit -a -m "Message" - automatically add and commit all modified files (does not add untracked files) git merge [branch] - merges changes from a branch to the current branch (and auto-commits) git push origin [branch] - pushes all commits on the working branch to a remote branch git branch - lists all local branches git branch [branch] - creates a local branch git branch [branch] origin/[branch] - creates a local branch tracking a remote branch git branch -d [branch] - deletes a local branch git branch -D [branch] - force deletes a local branch, use with caution, may result in data loss git checkout [branch] - change over to branch git pull - get any changes from the remote and sync with your local repository

Example Usage

Merge a finished feature from joe-dev to develop

git checkout joe-dev [do stuff here] git add . git commit -m "Implemented feature X" git push origin joe-dev git checkout develop git merge joe-dev git push origin develop