SETUP

Configuring user information used across all local repositories

Command	Purpose
git config --global user.name "Name"	Configure your user name
git config --global user.email "Email"	Configure your user email
git config --list	Git configurations information

Initilalizing

Initilalizing and Cloning repositories

Command	Purpose
git init	Initilalizing a repository in an existing project
git clone [URL]	Download and Initilalize repository from git hosting

Staging

Command	Purpose
git reset [file_name]	Add file with given file_name in your project to the staging area
git add .	Add all files in your project to the staging area
git add gan*	Add all files starting with gan in your project to the staging area
git reset [file_name]	Discarding file from staging area

Commit Changes

Command	Purpose
git commit	Open a editor where you can add a commit message
git commit -m "message"	Add a commit message without opening the editor
git commit -a -m "message"	Add and commit tracked files (skip staging area)
git commit -am "message"	Add and commit tracked files (skip staging area)

Diff

Command	Purpose
git diff	Changes you did in all the unstaged files
git diff [file_name]	Changes you did in changed file
git diff --staged	Changes you did in all the staged files

Branch & Merge

Command	Purpose
git branch	List all the branches(Current branch marked with *)
git branch {branch_name}	Creates a new branch
git checkout {branch_name}	Switch to another branch or newly created branch
git checkout -b {branch_name}	Create and Switch branch
git branch -d {branch_name}	Delete a branch. Only use this only if branch is merged
git merge {branch_name}	Merge the branch's history into current branch

Files

Command	Purpose
git rm [file_name]	Remove the file and stage the removal
git mv [old_file] [new_file]	Rename or Move files and stage the move

Temporary Commits

Command	Purpose
git stash	Save modified and staged changes
git stash list	List all stashes
git stash apply	Apply the most recent stash
git stash apply stash@[id]	Apply stash with given id
git stash drop	Discard the top from stash stack
git stash pop	Apply the most recent stash

Sync & Update

Command	Purpose
git remote add [alias] [url]	Adds a remote repository to your local repository
git fetch [alias]	Fetch all the branches from remote repository
git pull	Fetch and merge from remote branch
git push [alias] [branch]	Update the remote repository branch from local commits

Sync & Update

Command	Purpose
git status	Status of the current repository
git log	Commit history for current repository
git remote -v	List all remote repositories