| COMMAND |
DESCRIPTION |
git config --global user.name "Your Name" |
Sets your git name globally. Remove the "--global" flag to set for this git repository only. |
git config --global user.email "you@email.com" |
Sets your git email address globally. Remove the "--global" flag to set for this git repository only. |
git config --global core.editor "subl -n -w" |
Sets your git default editor. See this GitHub article for information on editors. |
git init |
Initialises a git repository in your current directory. |
git status |
Print the status of your git repository. |
git add . |
Adds all untracked or modified files to the staging area. |
git add filename.txt |
Adds only the named file to the staging area. |
git commit |
Commits (saves a snapshot version of) any files in the staging area. Takes you to a text editor to save a commit message. |
git commit -m "your message" |
Commits any files in the staging area with a commit message. |
git log |
Shows all commits of the current repository. |
git log -n |
Shows the most recent n commits. |
git log --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit |
Shows all commits in an easy to read format. |
git diff |
Displays the difference between the current working directory and the last commit. |
git branch |
Displays all available branches with an asterix next to the current branch. |
git branch feature |
Creates a new branch called 'feature'. |
git checkout feature |
Switches git HEAD to point at the feature branch. |
git merge feature |
Merges changes from the feature branch into the current branch. |
git branch -d feature |
Deletes the feature branch. |
git remote REMOTE_REP |
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git clone REMOTE_REP |
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git push |
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git pull |
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git stash |
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git rm |
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git rebase |
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