Tools

Git Cheat Sheet — Essential Commands Reference

The Git commands that cover almost all everyday work, grouped by what you are trying to do.

Setup & config

git config --global user.name "Name"Set your commit name

git config --global user.email "you@example.com"Set your commit email

git config --listShow all current settings

git initCreate a new repository here

git clone <url>Copy a remote repository locally

git remote -vList configured remotes

git remote add origin <url>Attach a remote named origin

git statusShow changed and staged files

git add <file>Stage a specific file

git add .Stage everything in the current directory

git commit -m "message"Commit staged changes

git commit -am "message"Stage tracked files and commit in one step

git diffShow unstaged changes

git diff --stagedShow staged changes

git branchList local branches

git switch -c <name>Create and switch to a new branch

git switch <name>Switch to an existing branch

git merge <branch>Merge a branch into the current one

git rebase <branch>Replay your commits on top of another branch

git branch -d <name>Delete a merged branch

git fetchDownload remote changes without merging

git pullFetch and merge remote changes

git pushUpload your commits to the remote

git push -u origin <branch>Push and set the upstream branch

git restore <file>Discard local changes to a file

git restore --staged <file>Unstage a file, keeping the changes

git commit --amendRewrite the most recent commit

git revert <commit>Create a new commit undoing an old one (safe)

git reset --hard <commit>Discard commits and changes (destructive)

git log --oneline --graphCompact visual history

git show <commit>Show the contents of a commit

git blame <file>See who last changed each line

git stashShelve your uncommitted changes

git stash popReapply the most recently stashed changes