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 GIT IS THE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE
DISTRIBUTED VERSION CONTROL SYSTEM
THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING
GITHUB
RELATED THAT HAPPENS LOCALLY ON YOUR
COMPUTER. THIS CHEAT SHEET FEATURES THE
MOST IMPORTANT AND COMMONLY
USED GIT COMMANDS FOR EASY REFERENCE
 SO, LET'S GIT STARTED:
1. GIT INIT

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO INITIALIZE A PROJECT AS AN EMPTY

GIT REPOSITORY.

2. GIT REMOTE ADD ORIGIN

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO CONNECT A PROJECT TO A REMOTE

REPOSITORY.

GIT REMOTE ADD ORIGIN

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3. GIT REMOTE

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO SHOW CONNECTED REMOTE

REPOSITORY.

4. GIT ADD

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO STAGE ALL UNTRACKED AND MODIFIED

FILES. GIT ADD . TO STAGE ALL UNSTAGED & MODIFIED FILES.

GIT ADD INDEX.HTML

5. GIT STATUS

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO SHOW THE STATUS OF YOUR FILES IN

THE REPOSITORY LIKE- UNTRACKED, MODIFIED ETC.
6. GIT COMMIT

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO COMMIT THE STAGED FILE AND ALSO

ALLOWS YOU TO WRITE A COMMIT MESSAGE FOR REFERRING.

GIT COMMIT -M "NAMES.TXT FILE IS ADDED"

7. GIT PUSH -U ORIGIN

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO PUSH COMMITTED FILES TO THE

REMOTE REPOSITORY AND ALSO IN THE SPECIFIED BRANCH.
THIS -U TAG IS NEEDED FOR THE FIRST TIME PUSHING THE FILE
TO THE REMOTE REPOSITORY. THEN YOU ONLY NEED TO WRITE
GIT PUSH ORIGIN/UPSTREAM BRANCH NAME. USE UPSTREAM IF
YOU WANT TO PUSH IN SOMEONE'S REPOSITORY.

GIT PUSH ORIGIN MAIN

8. GIT RESET

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO UNSTAGE COMMITS. YOU CAN ALSO

ADD THE COMMIT ID AFTER GIT RESET TO UNSTAGE THE
SPECIFIC COMMIT. ALWAYS USE THE BELOW COMMIT ID WHICH
YOU WANT TO DELETE.

GIT RESET <COMMIT-ID>

9. GIT PULL

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO PULL THE UPDATED CODEBASE TO

YOUR LOCAL REPOSITORY.
GIT RESET <COMMIT-ID>
10. GIT BRANCH

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO SHOW THE CURRENT BRANCH.

11. GIT CHECKOUT -B BRANCH-NAME

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO CREATE AND MOVE TO THE BRANCH

INSTANTLY.

12. GIT CHECKOUT BRANCH-NAME

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO MOVE BETWEEN BRANCHES.

13. GIT BRANCH -A

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO SHOW ALL THE BRANCHES IN YOUR

LOCAL REPOSITORY.

14. GIT FETCH

THIS COMMAND IS USED TO FETCH THE MOST UPDATED VERSION

OF YOUR REMOTE REPOSITORY TO YOUR LOCAL REPOSITORY.

15. GIT STASH

GIT STASH SAVES THE UNCOMMITTED CHANGES LOCALLY,

ALLOWING YOU TO MAKE CHANGES, SWITCH BRANCHES, AND
PERFORM OTHER GIT OPERATIONS.
THESE COMMANDS CAN DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE
YOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN GIT. YOU DON'T HAVE
TO REMEMBER THEM ALL – THAT'S WHY WE HAVE
PROVIDED YOU THIS CHEAT SHEET. PRINT IT IF
YOU ARE WILLING TO.