Git-Commands
Purpose Command Description Other References
Getting git init Initialize a local Git repository
& git clone ssh://git@git Create a local copy of a remote repository GitHub - dahlbyk/posh-git: A
hub.com/[username]/ PowerShell environment for Git
Creatin Creating a personal access
[repository-name].git
g token - GitHub Docs
https://askubuntu.com
Projects /questions/206449/git-config-
global-file-remove-settings
Basic git status Check status https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
Snaps us/azure/devops/repos/git
git add [file-name.txt] Add a file to the staging area
/ignore-files?view=azure-
hotting devops&tabs=visual-studio
git add -A Add all new and changed files to the staging area
https://git-scm.com/docs
git commit -m Commit changes /gitignore
"[commit message]" How To Rename a Local and
Remote Git Branch | Linuxize
git rm -r [file-name.txt] Remove a file (or folder)
Branch git branch List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)
ing & git branch -a List all branches (local and remote)
Merging
git branch [branch Create a new branch
name]
git branch -d [branch Delete a branch
name]
git push origin -- Delete a remote branch
delete [branch name]
git checkout -b Create a new branch and switch to it
[branch name]
git checkout -b Clone a remote branch and switch to it
[branch name] origin/
[branch name]
git branch -m [old Rename a local branch
branch name] [new
branch name]
git checkout [branch Switch to a branch
name]
git checkout - Switch to the branch last checked out
git checkout -- [file- Discard changes to a file
name.txt]
git merge [branch Merge a branch into the active branch
name]
git merge [source Merge a branch into a target branch
branch] [target
branch]
git stash Stash changes in a dirty working directory
git stash clear Remove all stashed entries
Sharin git push origin Push a branch to your remote repository
[branch name]
g&
Updati git push -u origin Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)
[branch name]
ng
Projects git push Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch)
git push origin -- Delete a remote branch
delete [branch name]
git pull Update local repository to the newest commit
git pull origin [branch Pull changes from remote repository
name]
git remote add origin Add a remote repository
ssh://
[email protected]/
[username]/
[repository-name].git
git remote set-url Set a repository's origin branch to SSH
origin ssh://git@githu
b.com/[username]/
[repository-name].git
Inspect git log View changes
ion & git log --summary View changes (detailed)
Compa
git log --oneline View changes (briefly)
rison
git diff [source Preview changes before merging
branch] [target
branch]
Advan git clean -n To see which files will be deleted
ce git clean -f It will delete the files for real
Snaps
git clean -f -d or git To remove directories
hotting clean -fd
git clean -f -X or git To remove ignored files
clean -fX
git clean -f -x or git To remove ignored and non-ignored files
clean -fx
Git Ignore git rm -r /path/to/dir To ignore something already added to the repo, you have to do
git rm -r /path/to/dir and commit that before you add
the dir to your .gitignore file. Otherwise the only thing git will
ignore is your ignore directive.
