Git Cheat-Sheet

Repository Management

Command
Description

git init

Initialize a new Git repository

git clone <url>

Clone a remote repository

git status

Show the working tree status

git add <file>

Add a file to the staging area

git commit -m <message>

Commit changes to the repository

git push

Push changes to the remote repository

git pull

Pull changes from the remote repository

git fetch

Fetch changes from the remote repository

git merge <branch>

Merge a branch into the current branch

git branch

List all branches

git branch <branch>

Create a new branch

git checkout <branch>

Switch to a branch

git checkout -b <branch>

Create and switch to a new branch

git branch -d <branch>

Delete a branch

git log

Show commit logs

git diff

Show changes between commits

git blame <file>

Show who changed each line in a file

git reflog

Show a log of changes to HEAD

git reset --hard <commit>

Reset the repository to a commit

git revert <commit>

Revert a commit

git stash

Stash changes in the working directory

git stash pop

Apply stashed changes to the working directory

git tag <tag>

Create a tag for a commit

Configuration

Command
Description

git config --global user.name <user>

Set the user name for Git

git config --global user.email <email>

Set the user email for Git

git config --global core.editor <editor>

Set the default text editor for Git

git config --global color.ui auto

Enable colored output for Git

Remote Repositories

Command
Description

git remote add <repository> <url>

Add a remote repository

git remote -v

List remote repositories

git remote show <repository>

Show information about a remote repository

git remote rename <repository> <new_repository>

Rename a remote repository

git remote remove <repository>

Remove a remote repository