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Basic Git Command Cheat Sheet

This document is a cheat sheet for basic Git commands, providing essential commands for initializing a repository, managing files, and interacting with GitHub. It includes commands for adding files, committing changes, viewing history, and branch management. Each command is accompanied by notes for clarity and best practices.

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Basic Git Command Cheat Sheet

This document is a cheat sheet for basic Git commands, providing essential commands for initializing a repository, managing files, and interacting with GitHub. It includes commands for adding files, committing changes, viewing history, and branch management. Each command is accompanied by notes for clarity and best practices.

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📄 Basic Git Command Cheat Sheet

Action Command Notes


Initialize Git in a git init Creates a .git folder.
folder
Check current git status
Shows changes and
status branch info.
Add all files to git add . . means "everything."
staging
Add one specific git add filename.js
file
Commit changes Always write meaningful
git commit -m "your commit message"
messages!
View commit Press q to quit log view.
history git log

Connect local repo git remote add origin


to GitHub https://github.com/yourrepo.git
Only needed once.
Push code to git push -u origin main
First time push. Later, just
GitHub git push .

Clone a repo
git clone Copies a repo to your
https://github.com/username/repo.git computer.
Pull latest git pull origin main Updates your local copy.
changes
Create a new git checkout -b feature-branch-name
-b means "create and
branch switch."
Switch branches git checkout branch-name

Merge a branch → git merge branch-name Always test before


into main git checkout main
merging!
Delete a branch After merging it.
locally git branch -d branch-name

See all branches Current branch is marked


git branch
with * .

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