Git Commands Cheat Sheet
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Branch Control
git
add .
OR
git
add
-A
git
add
<file name>
git
add
--all
OR
OR
This is how you add changes to staging before you commit them. This step may not be
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neccessary depending on how you are committing your changes.
git
branch
If you want to see all the available branches on your repository, use
git
branch. This will print
a list of all the branches on your repo.
git
checkout
<branch name>
OR
git
checkout
-b <new branch name>
Git checkout <branch name>
will move you the branch you specified. Your changes will
now also be pushed to the new branch. If you want to create a new branch, you can use
git
checkout -b <new branch
name>. Doing this will also put you onto the new branch.
git
clone
<repo address>
OR
git
clone
<repo address>:<directory>
This is how you will get started on an existing repository. You can find the repo address in
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GitHub under the the repository’s main page under
“clone or
download”. For bitbucket it is
under the “Overview” tab next to the
HTTPS/SSH
drop down. The address will look like
“git@bitbucket.org:optimalbi/<repo name>” for SSH or
name>” for HTTPS. Both sites support HTTPS/SSH. To
clone to a specific directory add “:<directory-name>” to the end of the command.
git
commit
-m “message”
OR
git
commit
OR
git
commit
-a
git
commit
--all
OR
Use this before you bush. The best option for a beginner is
git commit -m
“message”. Simply
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using
git commit
will open the default text editor which can be difficult to use as a beginner.
Using
git commit -a
or
git commit --all
will automatically add all modified files to staging but
this will also open a text editor.
git
init
THEN
git
remote add origin
<repo address>
If you ave files on your local machine and you think ‘hey, I should add this to git’,
git init
is
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the answer. Simple
git
log
This will give you a print out of all the previous commit messages on your branch. This is
great for catching up on what has happened in a project.
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