GIT Basic Command & Git Command Flow chart

Git config:

This command sets the author name and email address respectively to be used with

your commits.

$ git config –global user.name “[name]”

$ git config –global user.email “[email address]”

Example:

$ git config –global user.name KrishnaPatel

$ git config –global user.email patelkisu707@gmail.com

 

Git init:

This command is used to start a new repository.

$ git init [repository name]

Example:

$ git init Git_Learning

 

Git clone:

This command is used to obtain a repository from an existing URL.

$ git clone [url]

Example:

$ git clone http://github.com/PatelKrishna123/Git_Learning

 

Git add:

This command adds a file to the staging area.

$ git add [file]

Example:

$ git add index.html

This command adds one or more to the staging area.

$ git add –AGit Commands

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Git commit:

This command records or snapshots the file permanently in the version history.

$ git commit –a –m “[Type in the commit message]”

Example:

$ git commit –a –m “Initial commit”

 

Git diff:

This command shows the file differences which are not yet staged.

$ git diff

This commands shows the differences between the files in the staging area and the

latest version present.

$ git diff --staged

This command shows the differences between the two branches mentioned.

$ git diff [first branch] [second branch]

Example:

$ git diff master feature1

 

Git reset:

This command upstages the file, but it preserves the file contents.

$ git reset [file]

Example:

$ git reset index.html

This command undoes all the commits after the specified commit and preserves the

changes locally.

$ git reset [commit]

Example:

$ git reset 09bb8e3f996eaf9a68ac5ba8d8fceb08641e7

This command discards all history and goes back to the specified commit.

$ git reset –hard [commit]

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$ git reset –hard 09bb8e3f996eaf9a68ac5ba8d8fceb08641e7

 

Git status:

This command lists all the files that have to be committed.

$ git status

 

Git rm:

This command deletes the file from your working directory and stages the deletion.

$ git rm [file]

Example:

$ git rm log.log

 

Git log:

This command is used to list the version history for the current branch.

$ git log

This command lists version history for a file, including the renaming of files also.

$ git log –follow [file]

Example:

$ git log –follow contects.html

This command lists the limited logs.

$ git log –[Number of commit you need to show added in last]

Example:

$ git log –1

 

Git show:

This command shows the metadata and content changes of the specified commit.

$ git show [commit]

Example:

$ git show 09bb8e3f996eaf9a68ac5ba8d8fceb08641e7Git Commands

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Git tag:

This command is used to give tags to the specified commit.

$ git tag [commitID]

Example:

$ git tag 09bb8e3f996eaf9a68ac5ba8d8fceb08641e7

 

Git branch:

This command lists all the local branches in the current repository.

$ git branch

This command creates a new branch.

$ git branch [branch name]

Example:

$ git branch feature1

This command deletes the feature branch.

$ git branch –d [branch name]

Example:

$ git branch –d feature1

 

Git checkout:

This command is used to switch from one branch to another.

$ git checkout [branch name]

Example:

$ git checkout feature1

This command creates a new branch and also switches to it.

$ git checkout –b [branch name]

Example:

$ git checkout –b flaskImplemntationGit Commands

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Git merge:

This command merges the specified branch’s history into the current branch.

$ git merge [branch name]

Example:

$ git merge feature1

 

Git remote:

This command is used to connect your local repository to the remote server.

$ git remote add [variable name] [Remote Server Link]

Example:

$ git remote add origin https://github.com/PatelKrishna123/Git_Learning.git

 

Git push:

This command sends the committed changes of master branch to your remote

repository.

$ git push [variable name] master

Example:

$ git push origin master

This command sends the branch commits to your remote repository.

$ git push [variable name] [branch]

Example:

$ git push origin feature1

This command pushes all branches to your remote repository.

$ git push –all [variable name]

Example:

$ git push –all origin

This command deletes a branch on your remote repository.

$ git push [variable] : [branch name]

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$ git push origin : feature1

 

Git pull:

This command fetches and merges changes on the remote server to your working

directory.

$ git pull [Repository Link]

Example:

$ git pull https://github.com/PatelKrishna123/Git_Learning.git

 

Git stash:

This command temporarily stores all the modified tracked files.

$ git stash save

This command restores the most recently stashed files.

$ git stash pop

This command lists all stashed change sets.

$ git stash list

This command discards the most recently stashed change set.

$ git stash drop

 

Git touch:

This command used to create any type of file.

$ git touch [file name]

Example:

$ git touch index.html