Git Commands¶

Basic Commands¶

Initializes a new Git repository in the current directory.
```
git init
```
Creates a copy of a remote repository in a local directory.
```
git clone [url]
```
Creates a copy of a local directory in remote repository when we push code.
```
git remote add origin [url]
```
Displays the state of the working directory and staging area.
```
git status
```
Stages a file for the next commit.
```
git add [file] / .
```
To unstage a file.
```
git restore --staged [file]
```
To Discard a unstaged file.
```
git restore [file]
```
Commits the staged changes with a descriptive message.
```
git commit -m "[message]"
```
Fetches and integrates changes from a remote repository into the current branch.
```
git pull
```
Uploads local commits to a remote repository.
```
git push
```
Usage: git push origin master This will push your local master branch to the master branch on the remote repository named origin.
```
git push origin [branch-name]
```
Lists branches & show current branch.
```
git branch
```
Creates a new branch.
```
git branch [new-branch-name]
```
Deletes a branch.
```
git branch -d [branch-name]
```
Renames a branch.
```
git branch -M [new-branch-name]
```
Switches to the specified branch.
```
git checkout [branch-name]
```
Merges changes from the specified branch into the current branch.
```
git merge [branch-name]
```
Displays changes between commits, the working directory, and the staging area.
```
git diff
```
Temporarily saves changes that are not yet ready to be committed.
```
git stash
```
stash with message/name.
```
git stash push -m "your message here"
```

To see a list of stashes you’ve made.

git stash list

output

$ git stash list
stash@{0}: WIP on Sachi: 2baf704 few changes in OldCabinPage
stash@{1}: WIP on Sachi: 2baf704 few changes in OldCabinPage

To apply the most recent stash and keep it in the stash list.
```
git stash apply
```
To apply a specific stash and keep it in the stash list.
```
git stash apply stash@{1}
```
To apply the most recent stash and remove it in the stash list.
```
git stash pop
```
To apply a specific stash and remove it in the stash list.
```
git stash pop stash@{1}
```
To remove a most recent stash from the list without applying it
```
git stash drop
```
To remove a specific stash from the list without applying it.
```
git stash drop stash@{1}
```
To remove all stashes
```
git stash clear
```

Configuration Commands¶

Sets the global username for commits.
```
git config --global user.name "[name]"
```

Sets the global email for commits.

git config --global user.email "[email]"

Sets the username for commits.
```
git config user.name "[name]"
```
Sets the email for commits.
```
git config user.email "[email]"
```
Lists all configuration settings.
```
git config --list
```

Remote Commands¶

Lists the remote repositories associated with the local repository.
```
git remote -v
```
Adds a new remote repository.
```
git remote add [name] [url]
```
Removes a remote repository.
```
git remote remove [name]
```

Advanced Commands¶

Shows the commit history.
```
git log
```
Unstages a file from the staging area.
```
git reset [file]
```
Resets the index and working directory to match the specified commit (destructive).
```
git reset --hard
```
Creates a new commit that undoes the changes from a specified commit.
```
git revert [commit]
```
Re-applies commits from the current branch onto another branch (often used to integrate changes from one branch into another).
```
git rebase [branch-name]
```
Creates a new tag pointing to the current commit.
```
git tag [tag-name]
```

Other Commands¶

Shows Present Working Directory.
```
pwd
```
Lists all the files & folders in the current directory.
```
ls
```
Lists all the files & folders in the current directory including hidden files & folders.
```
ls -a
```