Git is a free and open-source distributed version control system that's responsible for tracking file changes to facilitate collaborative work with others. This Cheat Sheet features the most important and commonly used Git Commands for easy reference.

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Setup

Configuring user information used across all repositories:

git config --global user.name "[firstname lastname]": Sets a name that is identifiable for credit or ownership of change within the version history
git config --global user.email "[valid-email]": Sets an email address that will be associated with each history marker

The same configs can be done for a specific project with the "--local" option that applies for the current repository only.

Basic Commands

git init: Initializes a new Git repository
git clone <url>: Clones an existing repository into a new directory
git add <file>: Adds changes to the staging area
git commit -m "<message>": Commits changes to the local repository with a message
git push: Pushes committed changes to a remote repository
git pull: Pulls changes from a remote repository
git fetch: Fetches changes from a remote repository

Branching and Merging

git branch: Lists all branches in the repository
git branch <name>: Creates a new branch with the given name
git checkout <branch>: Switches to the specified branch
git merge <branch>: Merges the specified branch into the current branch
git rebase <branch>: Rebase current branch onto specified branch

Viewing History

git log: Shows a log of all commits
git log --oneline: Shows a compact log of all commits
git diff <commit>..<commit>: Shows the differences between two commits
git blame <file>: Shows who last modified each line of a file

Undoing Changes

git reset <file>: Unstages changes in the given file
git reset <commit>: Resets the current branch to the specified commit
git revert <commit>: Creates a new commit that undoes the changes in the specified commit

Collaborating with Others

git remote add <name> <url>: Adds a new remote repository with the given name and URL
git remote -v: Lists all remote repositories
git pull --rebase: Pulls changes from a remote repository and rebases local changes on top of them
git push <remote> <branch>: Pushes the specified branch to the specified remote repository

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