Top 20 Git Commands With Examples

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 Config Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git init

Usage: git init [repository name]

This command is used to start a new repository.
GitInit Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git clone

Usage: git clone [url]  
This command is used to obtain a repository from an existing URL.
Git Clone Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git add

Usage: git add [file]  
This command adds a file to the staging area.
Git Add Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git add *  
This command adds one or more to the staging area.
Git Add Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git commit

Usage: git commit -m “[ Type in the commit message]”  
This command records or snapshots the file permanently in the version history.
Git Commit Command - Git Commands - Edureka
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 Commit Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git diff

Usage: git diff  
This command shows the file differences which are not yet staged.
Git Diff Command - Git Commands - Edureka
 Usage: git diff –staged 
This command shows the differences between the files in the staging area and the latest version present.
Git Diff Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git diff [first branch] [second branch]  
This command shows the differences between the two branches mentioned.
Git Diff Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git reset

Usage: git reset [file]  
This command unstages the file, but it preserves the file contents.
Git Reset Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git reset [commit]  
This command undoes all the commits after the specified commit and preserves the changes locally.
Git Reset Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git reset –hard [commit]  This command discards all history and goes back to the specified commit.
Git Reset Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git status

Usage: git status  
This command lists all the files that have to be committed.
Git Status Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git rm

Usage: git rm [file]  
This command deletes the file from your working directory and stages the deletion.
Git Rm Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git log

Usage: git log  
This command is used to list the version history for the current branch.
Git Log Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git log –follow[file]  
This command lists version history for a file, including the renaming of files also.
Git Log Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git show

Usage: git show [commit]  
This command shows the metadata and content changes of the specified commit.
Git Show Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git tag

Usage: git tag [commitID]  
This command is used to give tags to the specified commit.
Git Tag Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git branch

Usage: git branch  
This command lists all the local branches in the current repository.
Git Branch Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git branch [branch name]  
This command creates a new branch.
Git Branch Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git branch -d [branch name]  
This command deletes the feature branch.
Git Branch Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git checkout

Usage: git checkout [branch name]  
This command is used to switch from one branch to another.
Git Checkout Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git checkout -b [branch name]  
This command creates a new branch and also switches to it.
Git Checkout Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git merge

Usage: git merge [branch name]  
This command merges the specified branch’s history into the current branch.
Git Merge Command - Git Commands - Edureka

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 Remote Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git push

Usage: git push [variable name] master  
This command sends the committed changes of master branch to your remote repository.
Git Push Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git push [variable name] [branch]  
This command sends the branch commits to your remote repository.
Git Push Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git push –all [variable name]  
This command pushes all branches to your remote repository.
Git Push Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git push [variable name] :[branch name]  
This command deletes a branch on your remote repository.
Git Push Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git pull

Usage: git pull [Repository Link]  
This command fetches and merges changes on the remote server to your working directory.
Git Pull Command - Git Commands - Edureka

git stash

Usage: git stash save  
This command temporarily stores all the modified tracked files.
Git Stash Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git stash pop  
This command restores the most recently stashed files.
Git Stash Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git stash list  
This command lists all stashed changesets.
Git Stash Command - Git Commands - Edureka
Usage: git stash drop  
This command discards the most recently stashed changeset.
Git Stash Command - Git Commands - Edureka

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