Git Cheat Sheet

The Git commands developers reach for every day, grouped by task.

Setup

git initCreate a new repository

git clone <url>Clone a remote repository

git config --global user.name "Name"Set your name

git statusShow working tree status

git add <file>Stage a file (use . for all)

git commit -m "msg"Commit staged changes

git commit -am "msg"Stage tracked files and commit

git branchList branches

git checkout -b <name>Create and switch to a branch

git switch <name>Switch branches

git merge <name>Merge a branch into current

git remote -vList remotes

git pullFetch and merge from remote

git pushPush commits to remote

git push -u origin <branch>Push and set upstream

git restore <file>Discard working changes

git reset --soft HEAD~1Undo last commit, keep changes staged

git reset --hard HEAD~1Undo last commit and discard changes

git revert <hash>Create a commit that undoes another

git log --onelineCompact commit history

git diffUnstaged changes

git diff --stagedStaged changes

git show <hash>Show a commit