Git Command Guide

The following git commands sets your name and email for commits.

git config --global user.name "Bruce Wayne"
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

The following git command will intialize a new Git repository in the current directory

git intit

The following git command clones a remote repository to your local machine

git clone https://github.com/bwayne/repo.git

The following git command lets you see which files have changed and are either staged or unstaged

git status

The following git command stages files for commit

git add myfile.js
git add . #Adds everything

The following git command will commit files that are staged

git commit -m "Describe what was changed"

The following git command will push committed changes to the remote repository

git push origin main  #Push to the main branch

The following git command will pull the latest changes from the main branch and update the local repository to match the changes

git pull origin main

The following git command will fetch the latest changes from the remote respository without merging them with your local branch

git fetch

Branching allows you to create a seperate workspace where you can work on project features or bug fixes without affecting the main project.

The following git command lists all branches

git branch

The following git command creates a new branch

git branch new-feature

The following git command allows you to switch to a branch

git checkout new-feature

The following git command will a branch into your current branch

git merge new-feature

The following git command will unstage a file

git restore --staged myFile.js

The following git command will discard changes to a file that has not been committed

git restore myFile.js

The following git command will undo your last commit

git reset --soft HEAD~1

The following git command allows you to view commit history

git log

The following git command allows you to view a compact visual graph of commits

git log --online --graph --all

The following git command allow you to view linked remote repos

git remote -v

The following allows you to add a remote repository

git remote add origin https://github.com/user/my-project.git

The following git command will push and set the upstream branch for tracking

git push -u origin main

The following git command removes untracked files

git clean -f

The following git command temporarily saves your work

git stash

The following git command allows you to reapply stashed work

git stash pop