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Git Commands Handbook

This document provides a comprehensive list of essential Git commands along with their descriptions. Each command is presented with a brief explanation of its function, such as initializing a repository, cloning, adding files, and managing branches. It serves as a quick reference guide for users to navigate Git functionalities effectively.

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Git Commands Handbook

This document provides a comprehensive list of essential Git commands along with their descriptions. Each command is presented with a brief explanation of its function, such as initializing a repository, cloning, adding files, and managing branches. It serves as a quick reference guide for users to navigate Git functionalities effectively.

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GIT

COMMANDS
EVERYTHING YOU NEED
git init
git init

Initialize a new Git repository

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git clone
git clone
https://github.com/username/repository.git
Clone a repository into a new
directory

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git add
git add README.md

Add file contents to the index

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git mv
git mv file_from file_to

Move or rename a file, a directory, or


a symlink

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git rm
git rm filename

Remove files from the working tree


and from the index

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git commit
git commit -m "Commit
message"
Record changes to the repository

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git status
git status

Show the working tree status

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git branch
git branch -a

List, create, or delete branches

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git checkout
git checkout branch_name

Switch branches or restore working


tree files

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git merge
git merge feature

Join two or more development


histories together

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git rebase
git rebase master

Reapply commits on top of another


base tip

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git tag
git tag -a v1.4 -m "my
version 1.4"
Create, list, delete or verify a tag
object signed with GPG

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git fetch
git fetch origin

Download objects and refs from


another repository

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git pull
git pull origin master

Fetch from and integrate with


another repository or a local branch

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git push
git push origin master

Update remote refs along with


associated objects

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git stash
git stash save "work in
progress"
Stash the changes in a dirty working
directory away

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git log
git log --oneline

Show commit logs

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git diff
git diff HEAD~1

Show changes between commits,


commit and working tree, etc

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git reset
git reset --hard HEAD~1

Reset current HEAD to the specified


state

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git remote
git remote -v

Manage set of tracked repositories

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git submodule
git submodule update --init

Initialize, update or inspect


submodules

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git bisect
git bisect start

Use binary search to find the commit


that introduced a bug

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git grep
git grep "foo()"

Print lines matching a pattern

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git cherry-pick
git cherry-pick 4a20915

Apply the changes introduced by


some existing commits

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git revert
git revert 3e6b2a1

Revert some existing commits

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git archive
git archive --format=tar
master
Create an archive of files from a
named tree

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git clean
git clean -f

Remove untracked files from the


working tree

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git describe
git describe --tags HEAD

Show the most recent tag that is


reachable from a commit

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git show
git show v1.2.1

Show various types of objects

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git config
git config user.name "John
Doe"
Get and set repository or global
options

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git ls-tree
git ls-tree HEAD

List the contents of a tree object

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git cat-file
git cat-file -p 2b5bfdf

Provide content or type and size


information for repository objects

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git merge-tree
git merge-tree
4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54
bf8d69288fbee4904
Show the changes between two tree
objects

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git verify-tag
git verify-tag v1.4.0

Verify the GPG signature of a tag

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git blame
git blame README.md

Show what revision and author last


modified each line of a file

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git rev-parse
git rev-parse HEAD

Parse revision (or other objects)


identifiers

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git shortlog
git shortlog

Summarize 'git log' output

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git show-ref
git show-ref --heads

List references in a local repository

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git pack-refs
git pack-refs --all

Pack heads and tags for efficient


repository access

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git filter-branch
git filter-branch --env-filter

Rewrite branches

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git reflog
git reflog show master

Show reflog information

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git rebase --
interactive
git rebase --interactive
HEAD~3
Rebase commits interactively

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git remote
rename
git remote rename origin
upstream
Rename a remote

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git bundle
git bundle create repo.bundle
HEAD master
Move objects and refs by archive

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git fsck
git fsck

Verifies the connectivity and validity


of the objects in the database

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git prune
git prune

Prune all unreachable objects from


the object database

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git count-objects
git count-objects -vH

Count unpacked number of objects


and their disk consumption

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git repack
git repack -a -d

Pack unpacked objects in a


repository

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git replace
git replace
5b5b025afb0b4c913b4c338a
42934a3863bf3644
Replace an object with another
object

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