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51 git commands that you'll ever need to get started with Git
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Version Control (Git) Basics
Hi !! In this blog tutorial, I will be listing out all the necessary and only command that you will ever need to start your GIT journey. You can bookmark this blog and come back to it, whenever it is necessary.
Checking the git configuration
git config -l
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Setting up your git username
git config --global user.name "pramit"
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Setting up email
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
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Caching credential
git config --global credential.helper cache
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Initialize repository
git init
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Adding filename to staging area
git add file_name
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Adding all the files to the staging area
git add .
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Add only certain files to the staging area
example add all files starting with "comp"
git add comp*
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Checking repo Status
git status
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Commit changes
git commit
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Commit changes with a message in it
git commit -m "YOOOO!!! This is a message"
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Add to staging area and commit changes with a message in it
git commit -a -m "YOOOO!!! This is another message"
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To see the commit history
git log
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Commit history and the following file changes
git log -p
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Show specific commit in git
git show commit_id
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Statistics about changes
git log --stat
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Changes made before committing them using diff
git diff
git diff some_file.js
git diff --staged
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Removing tracked files
git rm filename
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Rename files in git
git mv oldfilename newfilename
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Revert unstaged changes
git checkout file_name
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Revert staged changes
git reset HEAD filename
git reset HEAD -p
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Modify and add changes to the most recent commit
git commit --amend
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Rollback the last commit
git revert HEAD
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Revert a previous commit
git revert comit_id_here
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Create a new branch
git branch branch_name
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List branch in git
git branch
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Create a branch and switch it Immediately
git checkout -b branch_name
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Delete a branch in git
git branch -d branch_name
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Merge
git merge branch_name
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Commit log as a graph in git
git log --graph --oneline
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Commit log as a graph in git of all branches
git log --graph --oneline --all
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Abort a conflicting merge
git merge --abort
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Adding a remote repository
git add remote https://repository_name.com
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View the remote repo URL
git remote -v
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Get more info about remote repo
git remote show origin
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Push changes to the remote repository
git push
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Pull changes from remote repo
git pull
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Check remote branches that git is currently tracking
git branch -r
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Fetch remote repo changes
git fetch
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Current commit logs of the remote repo
git log origin/main
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Merge remote repo with the local repo
git merge origin/main
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Get the contents of remote branches in Git without automatically merging
git remote update
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Push a new branch to the remote repository
git push -u origin branch_name
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Remove a remote branch in git
git push --delete origin branch_name
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GIT rebase
(transfer completed work from one branch to another using git rebase)
git rebase branch_name
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Force a push request in git:(VERY DANGEROUS)
git push -f
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Git tips and tricks
Blank commits
git commit --allow-empty -m "yooo"
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Prettify Logs
git log --pretty=oneline --graph --decorate
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Clean up local branches
git config --global fetch.prune true
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- you can clean up local branches that have been merged
git branch --merged master | grep -v "master" | xargs -n 1 git branch -d
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File that specifies intentionally untracked files that Git should ignore
.gitignore
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