Git Commands Flashcards
git config –global user.name “[firstname lastname]”
set a name that is identifiable for credit when review version history
git config –global user.email “[valid.email]”
set an email address that will be associated with each history marker
git config –global color.ui auto
set automatic command line coloring for Git for easy reviewing
git init
initialize an existing directory as a git repository
git clone [url]
retrieve an entire repository from a hosted location via URL
git status
show modified files in working directory, staged for your next commit
git add [file]
add a file as it looks now to you next commit (stage)
git reset [file]
unstage a file while retaining the changes in the working directory
git diff
diff or what is changed but what is not staged
git diff –staged
diff of what is staged but not yet committed
git commit -m “[descriptive message]”
commit your staged content as a new commit snapshot
git branch
list your branches. a * will appear next to the currently active branch
git branch [branch-name]
create a new branch at the current commit
git checkout
switch to another branch and check it out into your working directory
git merge [branch]
merge the specified branch’s history into the current one
git log
show all commits in the current branch’s history
git log
show the commit history for the currently active branch
git log branchB..branchA
show the commits on branchA that are not on branchB
git log –follow [file]
show the commits that changed file, even across renames
git diff branchB…branchA
show the diff of what is in branchA that is not in branchB
git show [SHA]
show any object in Git in human-readable format
git rm [file]
delete the file from project and stage the removal for commit
git mv [existing-path] [new-path]
change an existing file path and stage the move
git log –stat -M
show all commit logs with indication of any paths that moved
