Git Commands Cheat Sheet

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Main Commands Commits (cont)

git init Create git repository here (decen​tra​lized) git diff branc​h1..​bra​‐ See differ​ences between branch1 and
git init --bare Create bare git repository (centr​alized) nch2 branch2

git clone repo Clone repository at address repo You can use commits instead of branch names. HEAD refers to
current point in git.
git clone -b branch repo Clone branch from repository

Reseting
Status
git reset --soft Stage all changes since commit (used for
git status List changes
commit squashing)
git status --short --branch List changes (compact)
git reset --hard Discard all local changes and reset to last
git log Display commit history
commit
git log --oneline --decorate --graph - Display visual commit history
-all Mainte​nance
git config --global core.a​utocrlf true Ignore OS-spe​cific line
git revert commit Creates a new commit out of an old commit
endings
(turn back in history)
git clean -dfx Delete all untracked files and directories
Commits
 Dangerous
git add hello.py Add hello.py (or stage changes)
git clean -dfxn Dry run - Show which files will be deleted
for next commit
git gc --aggr​essive -- Reduce file size of repository by pruning
git rm --cached hello.py Remove hello.py from git tracking
prun​e=now
git checkout -- hello.py Discard all local changes to
git checkout file Discard local changes to file
hello.py
bfg -delet​e-files file BFG cleans sensitive data file
git add -u Stage all changes under tracking
git add -A Stage all changes (new files and Remote Management
deletions included)
git remote add target Add remote target at address repo
git update​-index --assu​me-​‐ Ignore changes to hello.py locally
repo
unc​hanged hello.py
git remote -v List all remotes
git add --inte​ractive Review and stage changes
git remote set-url Changes the address of remote target
git commit Create a commit (snapshot)
target repo
git commit -m "​me​ssa​ge​" Create a commit with message
git push -f origin Forces origi​n/m​aster branch to be moved to
git commit -a Commit every change under commi​t:​ma​ster commit
tracking
git pull (--rebase) Push existing commit to targe​t/b​ranch
git commit -ammend Combine current and last commit target branch
(corre​ction)
git push target Push branch to targe​t/b​ranch
git diff Show all unstaged differ​ences branch
git diff --cached Show all differ​ences including git push target Push local branch1 to targe​t/b​ranch2
staged ones branc​h1:​bra​nch2
git push -u target Push and track targe​t/b​ranch. It sets
branch upstream for default pull / push
git push target -- Deletes targe​t/b​ranch at remote
delete branch

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 Git Commands Cheat Sheet
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Remote Management (cont) Submodules

git fetch target Update branch inform​ation of target remote git submodule update --init -- Pull all submodules (linked reposi​‐
recu​rsive . tories)
Note: repo might start with git@ or https. When it starts with git@
an SSH key is needed for pull/push operat​ions. git submodule status folder Show the status of submodule
under folder
Branch management

git checkout target Switch to target branch

git checkout -b feature Create new branch from current
commit
git checkout -b feature Create new branch feature from
master master branch

git branch -a List all branches

git branch -r --merged
master
git merge feature
git merge --no-ff feature -m
"​me​ssa​ge​"
git branch -d feature
git branch -D feature
git branch -f feature commit
List remote branches that are merged
with master
Merge feature branch into current
branch
Merge feature with a commit (no fast-
f​orward)
Delete feature branch (if already
merged)
Force delete feature branch
 Dangerous
Move branch head feature to commit
 Dangerous

Use
git for-ea​ch-ref --sort​=co​mmi​tte​rdate refs/h​eads/
--form​at=​'%(​HEAD) %(refn​ame​:short) - %(obje​ctn​‐
ame​:short) - %(cont​ent​s:s​ubject) - %(auth​orname) (%
(com​mit​ter​dat​e:r​ela​tiv​e))'
to print summary of each branch, last commit, and other info

Tag management

git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "​me​ssa​‐ Creates an annotated tag with

ge​" message
git push target --tags Push local tags to remote target
git tag -d v1.0.0 Delete local tag *v1.0.0​"
git push target :refs/​tag​s/​‐ Delete remote tag targe​t/v​1.0.0
v1.0.0

Semantic Versioning

git describe --tags --dirty Describe current commit using tags

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