Git commands

git-commands.txt

# initialize a new Git repository in the current directory
git init

# show working tree status (staged, unstaged, untracked files)
git status


/*** CLONE ***/

# download (clone) the remote git repository
git clone <REPO_URL>


/*** STAGING ***/

# stage a specific file
git add <FILE_NAME>

# stage all changes (including deletions)
git add -A

# stage changes in the current directory and below
git add .


/*** DIFF ***/

# show all unstaged changes in the repo
git diff

# show all staged changes in the repo
git diff --staged

# show unstaged changes in a file
git diff <FILE_NAME>

# show staged changes in a file
git diff --staged <FILE_NAME>
# OR
git diff --cached <FILE_NAME>


/*** COMMIT ***/

# create a commit from staged changes
# note: opens text editor for commit message
git commit

# commit staged changes with a message
git commit -m "<MESSAGE>"

# stage modified/deleted tracked files AND commit them (skips staging area)
# note: opens text editor for commit message
git commit -a

# stage modified/deleted tracked files AND commit them with a message (skips staging area)
git commit -a -m "<MESSAGE>"
# OR
git commit -am "<MESSAGE>"


/*** LOG ***/

# show commit history
git log

# show concise commit history
git log --oneline

# show commit history with branch graph
git log --oneline --graph --all

# show commit history + exact code changes
git log -p

# show last 2 commits history + exact code changes
git log -p -n 2
# OR
git log -p -2

# show commit history + exact code changes + ignore whitespace differences
git log -p -w


/*** CONFIG ***/

# list all Git config values (local + global + system)
git config --list
# OR
git config -l

# list all global config values
git config --global --list

# list all local config values
git config --local --list

# set your global Git username
git config --global user.name "<YOUR_NAME>"

# set your global Git email
git config --global user.email "<YOUR_EMAIL>"

# set your local Git username (repo specific)
git config --local user.name "<YOUR_LOCAL_NAME>"

# set your local Git email (repo specific)
git config --local user.email "r<YOUR_LOCAL_EMAIL>"

# show globally set default text editor used by Git (if not set - Git falls back to system default)
git config --global core.editor

# show locally set default text editor used by Git (if not set - Git falls back to system default)
git config --local core.editor

# set globally the default branch name for newly initialized repositories (mostly main, master, trunk, develop etc.)
git config --global init.defaultBranch <BRANCH_NAME>


/*** BRANCH ***/

# list local branches
git branch

# show current branch
git branch --show-current

# list local and remote branches
git branch -a

# list remote branches only
git branch -r

# rename the current branch
git branch -m <NEW_BRANCH_NAME>

# or rename a specific branch
git branch -m <OLD_BRANCH_NAME> <NEW_BRANCH_NAME>

# delete a local branch
git branch -d <BRANCH_NAME>

# force delete a local branch
git branch -D <BRANCH_NAME>


/*** SWITCH ***/

# switch to another branch
git switch <BRANCH_NAME>

# create and switch to a new branch
git switch -c <NEW_BRANCH_NAME>


/*** PUSH ***/

# delete a remote branch
git push <REMOTE_NAME> --delete <BRANCH_NAME>