Git CheatSheet

setup

1. set a name that is identifiable for credit when receivew history

   git config --global user.name "[firstname]"
   

2. set and email , associated with each history maker

   git config --global user.email "[valid email]"
   

Configuring user information used across all local repositories

setup and init

1. initialize an existing directory and git repository

   git init
   

2. download an entire git repository into local machine

   git clone [repository url]
   

stage and snapshot

1. show modified files in working directory

   git status
   

2. add files to next commit

   git add [files] 
   

3. unstage all files while retaining the changes in working directory

   git reset [file]
   

4. diff of what is changed but not staged

   git diff
   

5. commit your staged content as a new commit snapshot

   git commit -m "commit message"
   

Branch and merger

1. list your branches

   git branch
   

2. create a new branch at the current commit

   git branch [branch-name]
   

3. switch to another branch and check it out into your working directory

   git checkout [branch name]
   

4. merge the specified branch’s history into the current one

   git merge [branch]
   

5. show all commits in the current branch’s history

   git log
   

inspect and compare

1. show the commit history for the currently active branch

   git log
   

2. show the commits on branchA that are not on branchB

   git log branchB..branchA
   

3. show the commits that changed file, even across renames

   git log --follow [file]
   

share and update

1. add a git URL as an alias

   git remote add [alias][url]
   

2. fetch down all the branches from that Git remote

   git fetch [alias]
   

3. merge a remote branch into your current branch to bring it up to date

   git merge [alias]/[branch]
   

4. Transmit local branch commits to the remote repository branch

   git push [alis] [branch]    
   

5. fetch and merge any commits from the tracking remote branch

   git pull
   

rewrite history

1. apply any commits of current branch ahead of specified one

   git rebase [branch]
   

2. clear staging area, rewrite working tree from specified commit

   git reset --hard [commit]
   

Temporary commits

1. save modified and staged changes

   git stash
   

2. list stack-order of stashed file chages

   git stash list
   

3. write working from top of stash stack

   git stash pop
   

4. discard the changes from top of stash stack

   git stash drop