Git Cheat Sheet

🔧 Setup

Set your name and email

 

Set default branch to main

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📁 Create or Clone Repository

Initialize new repository

 

Clone existing repository

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📄 Staging and Committing

Check file status

 

Stage changes

 

Commit staged changes

 

Amend last commit

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🔙 Undoing Changes

Undo Last Commit (Not Pushed)

• Keep changes staged

  git reset --soft HEAD~1

• Keep changes unstaged

  git reset --mixed HEAD~1

• Discard commit and changes

  git reset --hard HEAD~1

Reset to Specific Commit

• Soft reset

  git reset --soft <commit_id>

• Mixed reset (default)

  git reset --mixed <commit_id>

• Hard reset

  git reset --hard <commit_id>

Revert a Commit (Safe for Pushed Commits)

• Create a new commit that undoes an old one

  
  

  git revert <commit_id>

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🌳 Branching

• List branches

  
  

  git branch

• Create new branch

  git branch <branch_name>

• Switch to a branch

  git checkout <branch_name>

• Create and switch

  git checkout -b <branch_name>

• Delete branch

  git branch -d <branch_name> # Safe delete git branch -D <branch_name> # Force delete

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🔀 Merging & Rebasing

• Merge a branch into current

  git merge <branch_name>

• Rebase current branch onto another

  git rebase <branch_name>

• Interactive rebase

  git rebase -i HEAD~3

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📤 Pushing & Pulling

• Push commits

  git push

• Push new branch and track it

  git push -u origin <branch_name>

• Pull latest changes

  git pull

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🔍 Viewing History

• Full commit log

  git log

• Condensed view

  git log --oneline

• Inspect specific commit

  git show <commit_id>

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🧹 Cleaning Up

• Delete untracked files/folders

  git clean -fd

• Temporarily save changes

  git stash

• Reapply stashed changes

  git stash pop

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📦 Tags

• List all tags

  git tag

• Create a new tag

  git tag <tag_name>

• Push tag to remote

  git push origin <tag_name>

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🔗 Remote Repositories

• View remotes

  git remote -v

• Add a remote

  git remote add origin <url>

• Remove a remote

  git remote remove origin