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Useful Git Commands List

The document lists various Git commands and provides a brief description of each. Some key commands include git init to initialize a local repository, git clone to clone an existing repository from the command line, git status to check the status of files, git add to add files to the staging area, and git commit to commit changes. Other commands allow users to branch, merge, push, pull, and view changes in a repository.

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Useful Git Commands List

The document lists various Git commands and provides a brief description of each. Some key commands include git init to initialize a local repository, git clone to clone an existing repository from the command line, git status to check the status of files, git add to add files to the staging area, and git commit to commit changes. Other commands allow users to branch, merge, push, pull, and view changes in a repository.

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Useful Git Commands List

Command Description

git init-----------------------------------------------------------Initialize a
local Git repository

git clone repo_url -----------------------------------------------Clone public


repository

git clone ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-name].git --------Clone


private repository

git status------------------------------------------------------ Check status

git add [file-name]------------------------------------------------ Add a file


to the staging area

git add -A----------------------------------------------- Add all new and changed


files to the staging area

git commit -m "[commit message]"------------------------ Commit changes

git rm -r [file-name.txt]---------------------------------------- Remove a


file (or folder)

git branch--------------------------------------------- List of branches (the


asterisk denotes the current branch)

git branch -a
------------------------------------------------------------------------List
all branches (local and remote)

git branch [branch


name]---------------------------------------------------------------Create a new
branch

git branch -d [branch


name]------------------------------------------------------------Delete a branch

git branch -D [branch


name]-------------------------------------------------------------Delete a branch
forcefully

git push origin --delete [branch


name]---------------------------------------------------Delete a remote branch

git checkout -b [branch


name]------------------------------------------------------------Create a new
branch and switch to it

git checkout -b [branch name] origin/[branch


name]----------------------------------------Clone a remote branch and switch to it

git branch -m [old branch name] [new branch


name]-------------------------------------------Rename a local branch

git checkout [branch name]


---------------------------------------------------------------Switch to a
branch

git checkout ------------------------------------------------


-----------------------------Switch to the branch last checked out

git checkout -- [file-


name.txt]------------------------------------------------------------ Discard
changes to a file

git merge [branch name]


---------------------------------------------------------------------Merge a
branch into the active branch

git merge [source branch] [target


branch]-----------------------------------------------------Merge a branch into a
target branch

git stash
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stash changes in a dirty working directory

git stash
clear------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Remove all stashed entries

git push origin [branch


name]----------------------------------------------------------------Push a branch
to your remote repository

git push -u origin [branch


name]-------------------------------------------------------------Push changes to
remote repository (and remember the branch)
---
git
push-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch)

git push origin --delete [branch name]


--------------------------------------------------------Delete a remote
branch

git
pull-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------Update local repository to the newest commit

git pull origin [branch


name------------------------------------------------------------------Pull changes
from remote repository

git remote add origin ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-


name].git--------------------Add a remote repository

git remote set-url origin ssh://git@github.com/[username]/[repository-


name].git-----------------Set a repository's origin branch to SSH

git log
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------View changes
git log --
summary----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----View changes (detailed)

git log --
oneline----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---View changes (briefly)

git diff [source branch] [target


branch]--------------------------------------------------------Preview changes
before merging

git revert
commitid---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---Revert commit changes

git config --global user.name


"your_username"----------------------------------------------------Set globally
Username

git config --global user.email


"your_email_address@example.com"-----------------------------------Set globally
Email id

git config --global --


list------------------------------------------------------------------------Get
global config

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