Git cheatsheet

Git is a distributed version control system that allows developers to collaborate on large or small projects.

This cheat sheet helps familiarise you with fundamental git commands.

• Setting Git username:

  git config --global user.name "Manideep"
  

• Setting Git user email:

  git config --global user.email "example@gmail.com"
  

• Initialize Git repo :

  git init
  

• Adding file to staging area:

  Single file

  git add file_name
  

  All files

  git add .
  

• Status of Git repository :

  This will show you current repository status:

  • Staged
  • Unstaged
  • Untracked files

    git status
    

• Commit changes:

  git commit -m "Your message"
  

• Commit history in Git :

  git log
  

• Remove tracked files current working tree in Git :

  git rm filename
  

• Ignore files in Git :

  Create a .gitignore file, add the file names you want to ignore, and commit it.

• Creating a new branch in Git :

  git branch branch_name
  

• Switch branch :

  git checkout branch_name
  

• List of branches :

  git branch
  

• Create a new branch and switch to it :

  git checkout -b branch_name
  

• Delete a branch :

  git branch -d branch_name
  

• Merge branch with current branch :

  git merge branch_name
  

• Add a remote repository :

  git add remote repoURL
  

• List of remote URL :

  git remote -v
  

• Push your changes to remote repository :

  git push
  

• Pull changes from remote repository :

  git pull
  

These commands will assist you in getting started with Git.

This is all from my side. Thanks for reading.