Now that you (presumably) know what Git is and how it works, take a look at examples of how to use the top 20 Git commands.
Here are the Git commands which are being covered:
- git config
- git init
- git clone
- git add
- git commit
- git diff
- git reset
- git status
- git rm
- git log
- git show
- git tag
- git branch
- git checkout
- git merge
- git remote
- git push
- git pull
- git stash
So, let's get started!
Git Commands
git config
Usage:
git config –global user.name “[name]”
Usage:
git config –global user.email “[email address]”
This command sets the author name and email address respectively to be used with your commits.
git init
Usage:
git init [repository name]
This command is used to start a new repository.
git clone
Usage:
git clone [url]
This command is used to obtain a repository from an existing URL.
git add
Usage:
git add [file]
This command adds a file to the staging area.
Usage:
git add *
This command adds one or more to the staging area.
git commit
Usage:
git commit -m “[ Type in the commit message]”
This command records or snapshots the file permanently in the version history.
Usage:
git commit -a
This command commits any files you’ve added with the git add command and also commits any files you’ve changed since then.
git diff
Usage:
git diff
This command shows the file differences which are not yet staged.
Usage: git diff –staged
This command shows the differences between the files in the staging area and the latest version present.
Usage:
git diff [first branch] [second branch]
This command shows the differences between the two branches mentioned.
git reset
Usage:
git reset [file]
This command unstages the file, but it preserves the file contents.
Usage:
git reset [commit]
This command undoes all the commits after the specified commit and preserves the changes locally.
Usage:
git reset –hard [commit] This command discards all history and goes back to the specified commit.git status
Usage:
git status
This command lists all the files that have to be committed.
git rm
Usage:
git rm [file]
This command deletes the file from your working directory and stages the deletion.
git log
Usage:
git log
This command is used to list the version history for the current branch.
Usage:
git log –follow[file]
This command lists version history for a file, including the renaming of files also.
git show
Usage:
git show [commit]
This command shows the metadata and content changes of the specified commit.
git tag
Usage:
git tag [commitID]
This command is used to give tags to the specified commit.
git branch
Usage:
git branch
This command lists all the local branches in the current repository.
Usage:
git branch [branch name]
This command creates a new branch.
Usage:
git branch -d [branch name]
This command deletes the feature branch.
git checkout
Usage:
git checkout [branch name]
This command is used to switch from one branch to another.
Usage:
git checkout -b [branch name]
This command creates a new branch and also switches to it.
git merge
Usage:
git merge [branch name]
This command merges the specified branch’s history into the current branch.
git remote
Usage:
git remote add [variable name] [Remote Server Link]
This command is used to connect your local repository to the remote server.
git push
Usage:
git push [variable name] master
This command sends the committed changes of master branch to your remote repository.
Usage:
git push [variable name] [branch]
This command sends the branch commits to your remote repository.
Usage:
git push –all [variable name]
This command pushes all branches to your remote repository.
Usage:
git push [variable name] :[branch name]
This command deletes a branch on your remote repository.
git pull
Usage:
git pull [Repository Link]
This command fetches and merges changes on the remote server to your working directory.
git stash
Usage:
git stash save
This command temporarily stores all the modified tracked files.
Usage:
git stash pop
This command restores the most recently stashed files.
Usage:
git stash list
This command lists all stashed changesets.
Usage:
git stash drop
This command discards the most recently stashed changeset.
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