Basic Git Commands

Question 1

add

Answer 1

Add file contents to the index

Question 2

bisect

Answer 2

Find by binary search the change that introduced a bug

Question 3

branch

Answer 3

List, create, or delete branches

Question 4

checkout

Answer 4

Checkout a branch or paths to the working tree

Question 5

clone

Answer 5

Clone a repository into a new directory

Question 6

commit

Answer 6

Record changes to the repository

Question 7

diff

Answer 7

Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc

Question 8

fetch

Answer 8

Download objects and refs from another repository

Question 9

grep

Answer 9

Print lines matching a pattern

Question 10

init

Answer 10

Create an empty git repository or reinitialize an existing one

Question 11

log

Answer 11

Show commit logs

Question 12

merge

Answer 12

Join two or more development histories together

Question 13

mv

Answer 13

Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink

Question 14

pull

Answer 14

Fetch from and merge with another repository or a local branch

Question 15

push

Answer 15

Update remote refs along with associated objects

Question 16

rebase

Answer 16

Forward-port local commits to the updated upstream head

Question 17

reset

Answer 17

Reset current HEAD to the specified state

Question 18

rm

Answer 18

Remove files from the working tree and from the index

Question 19

show

Answer 19

Show various types of objects

Question 20

status

Answer 20

Show the working tree status

Question 21

tag

Answer 21

Create, list, delete or verify a tag object signed with GPG

Question 22

What is the HEAD?

Answer 22

Refers to last commit on the branch/timeline that we’re currently on

Question 23

git reset –soft HEAD^

Answer 23

Undo last commit, put changes into staging

Question 24

git commit –amend -m “New Message”

Answer 24

Change the last commit

Question 25

git commit --hard HEAD

Answer 25

Undo last commit and all changes

Question 26

git reset --hard HEAD^^

Answer 26

Undo last 2 commits and all changes

Question 27

How to add new remote repo?

Answer 27

git remote add

Question 28

How to remove remote repo?

Answer 28

git remote rm

Question 29

How to push to remote repo?

Answer 29

git push -u (branch is usually master)