Basics GIT Commands

1. Repository Creation
2. Repository Observation
3. Branches
4. Changes
5. Push, Reset, and Status
6. Pull
7. Help

1. Repository Creation To create a new local repository from start :

$ git init

To clone an existing repository :

$ git clone your_url

1. Repository Observation Shows new or modified files not yet committed :

$ git status

Shows the changes made to files :

$ git diff

1. Branches List all local branches :

$ git branch

List all local and remote branches :

$ git branch -av

To merge branch_a into branch_b :

$ git checkout branch_b
$ git merge branch_a

To tag the current commit :

$ git tag <my-tag>

1. Changes To stage the file ready for commit :

$ git add <file-name>

To stage all changed files ready for commit :

$ git add

To commit all staged files to versioned history :

$ git commit - m <message>

To commit all tracked files to versioned history :

$ git commit - am <message>

To show full changed history :

$ git log

1. Push, Reset, and Status To push local changes to remote repo :

$ git push

To push all of the tags to the remote repo :

$ git push --tags <repo-name>

To unstage a staged file :

$ git reset <file-name>

To reset everything to the last commit :

$ git reset --hard HEAD

To get the current status of the repository :

$ git status

1. Pull To get the latest changes from the remote repo

$ git fetch

To get the latest changes from the remote repo and merge

$ git pull

1. Help To get help

$ git help