Summary Table of Git Commands

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Summary Table of Git CommandsΒΆ

Command

Use

git init

Initialises a Git repository in that directory

git add .

Adds all changes to the staging area to be committed

git add file_name

Adds changes to the specified file to the staging area to be committed

git commit

Commits staged changes and allows you to write a commit message

git checkout SHA

Checks out a past commit with the given SHA

git checkout SHA -- file_name

Checks out the past version of a file from the commit with the given SHA

git checkout -b branch_name

Creates and switches to a new branch

git checkout branch_name

Switches to the specified branch

git merge branch_name

Merges the branch you are on into the specified branch

git log

Outputs a log of past commits with their commit messages

git status

Outputs status, including what branch you are on and what changes are staged

git diff

Outputs the differences between the working directory and most recent commit

git diff thing_a thing_b

Outputs the differences between two things, such as commits and branches

git clone URL

Makes a clone of the repository at the specified URL

git remote add origin URL

Links a local repository and an online repository at the specified URL

git push origin branch_name

Pushes local changes to the specified branch of the online repository

git pull origin branch_name

Pull changes from the online repository into local repository