Git Cheatsheet

Getting started:

git clone [your-copied-url] - If your repository does not exist locally, get the link from GitHub and clone it to your local machine

git init - make the current directory a Git repository

Branches:

git branch - lists all local branches (you are in the one marked with *)

git branch -a - lists all local and remote branches (you are in the one marked with *)

git switch [branch-name] (or git checkout [branch-name]) - switch to that branch (files are updated to match the selected branch)

git switch -c [new-branch-name] (or git checkout -b [new-branch-name]) - create and switch to a new branch

git branch -d [branch-name] - delete branch locally

git merge [branch-name] - merges the given branch into your current branch

Committing changes:

git add [path/file-name] - stage a file (you can also stage all changes by using . as file name: git add . )

git reset [path/file-name] - unstage a file

git commit -m "[your-commit-message]" - commit your changes with a message (55 characters)

git push - uploads the commits of your current branch (if your branch also exists on the remote)

git push -u origin [branch-name] - uploads the commits of the given branch (use this if your branch does not exist on the remote)

Downloading changes:

git fetch - copies the files of the remote repository into your local repository

git pull - copies the files of the remote repository directly into your workspace (and your local repository)

Other:

git status - shows which changes are staged and which are not

git restore [file-name] - reset the unstaged file to the last commit

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