LinuxCommandLibrary

GIT

Clone an existing repository

$ git clone [url]

Initialize new version-controlled project

$ git init

Save changes to the repository

$ git add .
git commit -m "first commit"

Current state of the repository

$ git status

Create a new branch

$ git branch [branchName]

List all remote or local branches

$ git branch -a

Delete a branch

$ git branch -d [branchName]

Merge changes into current branch

$ git merge [branchName]

Checkout an existing branch

$ git checkout [branchName]

Checkout and create a new branch with that name

$ git checkout -b [newBranch]

Create a tag

$ git tag [tagName]

Delete the tag

$ git tag -d [tagName]

Push tags

$ git push --tags

Get the latest version of a repository

$ git pull [branchName] [remoteURL/remoteName]

Add remote repository

$ git remote add origin [url]

Define the author name to be used for all commits

$ git config --global user.name [name]

Define the author email to be used for all commits

$ git config --global user.email [email]

Helpful guides that come with Git

$ git help -g

Undo the previous commit

$ git revert HEAD^

Forget about files that were tracked but are now in .gitignore

$ git rm -r --cached .
git add .
git commit -am "remove ignored files"

Send local commits to the remote repository

$ git push [remoteURL/remoteName] [branch]

Store current work with untracked files

$ git stash -u

Bring stashed work back to the working directory

$ git stash pop

Remove a file from the working index (cached)

$ git rm --cached [fileName]

Delete a file (force)

$ git rm -f [fileName]

Remove an entire directory from the working index (cached)

$ git rm -r --cached [directoryName]

Delete an entire directory (force)

$ git rm -r -f [fileName]

Delete a remote branch

$ git push origin :[branchName]