GIT cheatsheet
03 Jan 2018
Here is a list of very basic commands to start the work with git:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git clone <link-to-repository> |
Clone specific git repository to your machine |
git init |
Initialize a new repository in the current directory |
git remote add origin <link-to-repository> |
Connect local repository to remote repository |
git status |
Check the status of your repository |
git add <path-to-file> |
Add specific file to local GIT repository |
git checkout -- <file> |
Discard changes in specific file (works for file that is not added to GIT) |
git commit -m "commit-message" |
Commit changes into local GIT repository |
git reset HEAD <path-to-file> |
Unstage added file from local GIT repository |
git push |
Push changes to remote repository |
git pull |
Pull changes from remote repository |
git log since..until |
Show unpushed commits. Ex: git log origin/master..master |
git config --global user.email "[email protected]" |
Set your git account |
git config --global user.name "Your Name" |
Set your git username |
Here is a list of git commands I use the most
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git branch |
List all local branches |
git branch --all |
List all local and remote branches |
git branch -v |
List verbose all branches (with SHA and latest commit) |
git branch -vv |
List verbose all branches and their upstream branch |
git pull --all |
Pull all changes from the repository |
git branch <branch_name> |
Crate a new branch |
git checkout <branch_name> |
Checkout created branch |
git checkout -b <branch_name> |
Create and switch to new branch |
git push --set-upstream origin <new-branch-name> |
Push created branch to repository (if no changes were made in branch after creation) |
git branch -d <branch_name> |
Delete branch |
git branch -D <branch_name> |
Force delete branch (even if it has unmerged changes) |
git push origin --delete <branch_name> |
Delete branch in repository |
git fetch --prune origin |
Prune (remove) all unreacheable object from DB (in case if branch is removed on remote origin by somebody else) |
git merge <branch_name> |
Merge |
git branch -m new_name |
Rename current brach |
git branch -m old_name new_name |
Rename a different branch |
git push origin :old_name new_name |
Rename branch in repository |
git push origin -u origin/new_name |
Update upstream for renamed local branch |
git cherry-pick <commit-hash> |
Merge specific commit into current branch |
git cherry-pick -m 1 <commit-hash> |
Merge specific merge-commit into current branch |
git tag |
List all tags |
git tag --list release_1.* |
List tags that match pattern |
git tag -a <tag_name> -m <tag_description> |
Create tag |
git tag -a <tag_name> <commit_hash> |
Create tag for an old commit |
git push origin <tag_name> |
Push tag to repo |
git push origin --tags |
Push all tag to repo |
git checkout tags/<tag_name> |
Checkout specific tag |
git tag -d <tag_name> |
Remove tag localy … |
git push origin :refs/tags/<tag_name> |
… and push the removal to repo |
git rm --cached <file_name> |
Stop tracking file and remove it from git index |
Disable git log pager
For current repo only:
git config pager.log false
For your git installation (i. e. all repos on your machine):
git config --global pager.log false
Working with remote (when you have a damn fork)
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git remote -v |
List currently configured remote repositories |
git remote add upstream <repo-url> |
Specify a new remote upstream repository that will be synced with the fork |
git pull upstream <branch> |
Pull latest code from upstream branch |
git checkout --track coworker/foo |
Checkout a branch from another fork |