git-cheat-sheet

Basic git commands

1. To initialize a new Git repository

   git init

2. Get the status of changes as untracked, modified, or staged in your working directory

   git status

3. Used to stage all changes in the current directory and its subdirectories for the next commit

   git add .

   git add button.tsx input.tsx

4. Used to commit the changes that you have staged using git add to the Git repository. The -m flag allows you to include a commit message directly from the command line

   git commit -m "<message>"

5. Used to unstage changes that have been previously staged using git add

   git restore --staged <file>

   git restore --staged button.tsx

6. Used to display a log of commits in a Git repository

   git log

7. Used to reset the current branch to a specific commit or to unstage changes

   git reset <hash-code>

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Working with branches

1. Used to create a new branch in your Git repository named branch-name

   git branch <branch-name>

2. Used to switch your working directory to the branch named branch-name. This command is commonly used when you want to move to a different branch in your Git repository

   git checkout <branch-name>

3. Used to integrate changes from one branch, typically named branch-name into the currently checked-out branch. The branch you are merging into is often referred to as the "target" or "destination" branch

   git merge <branch-name>

   # Switch to the branch where you want to merge the changes
   git checkout main
   
   # Perform the merge with the feature branch
   git merge feature

   This sequence of commands switches to the "main" branch (you can replace "main" with the name of your target branch) and then merges the changes from the "feature" branch into the "main" branch.

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Working with github

1. Used to display the URLs of the remote repositories associated with your local Git repository

   git remote -v

2. Used to add a remote repository named origin to your local Git repository

   git remote add <url-name> "<url-value>"

   git remote add origin "git@github.com:imopbuilder/git-cheat-sheet.git"

3. Used to change the URL of the remote repository named origin in your local Git configuration. This command is helpful when you need to update the remote URL, such as when the repository location has changed

   git remote set-url <url-name> "<url-value>"

   git remote set-url origin "git@github.com:imopbuilder/nextjs-express-turbo.git"

4. Used to push the changes from your local branch named branch-name to the remote repository named url-name

   git push <url-name> <branch-name>

   git push origin main

5. Used to pull the changes of the branch named branch-name from the remote repository named url-name to the local Git repository

   git pull <url-name> <branch-name>

   git pull origin main