Git Cheatsheet
Quick reference for common Git commands and workflows
Git is a distributed version control system used to track changes in source code. This cheatsheet covers everyday commands for working with repositories, branches, commits, and remote collaboration.
Getting Started
Initialize and configure Git.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git init | Initialize a new repository |
git clone url | Clone a remote repository |
git status | Show working tree status |
git config --global user.name "Name" | Set global name |
git config --global user.email "email" | Set global email |
Staging and Committing
Add changes and create commits.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git add file | Stage a file |
git add . | Stage all changes |
git commit -m "message" | Commit staged changes |
git commit --amend | Amend last commit |
git revert commit | Revert a commit |
Branches
Create, list, and switch branches.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git branch | List branches |
git branch name | Create a branch |
git switch name | Switch branch |
git switch -c name | Create and switch |
git branch -d name | Delete local branch |
git branch -D name | Force delete branch |
git branch -m new-name | Rename current branch |
Merge and Rebase
Combine branches and rewrite history.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git merge branch | Merge branch into current |
git merge --no-ff branch | Merge with merge commit |
git merge --abort | Abort merge in progress |
git rebase branch | Rebase onto branch |
git rebase -i HEAD~3 | Interactive rebase last 3 |
git rebase --abort | Abort rebase in progress |
git cherry-pick commit | Apply a single commit |
Remote Repositories
Work with remotes and synchronization.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git remote -v | List remotes |
git remote add origin url | Add remote |
git remote set-url origin url | Change remote URL |
git remote remove origin | Remove remote |
git fetch | Fetch from remote |
git pull | Fetch and merge |
git push | Push to remote |
git push -u origin branch | Push and set upstream |
git push origin --delete branch | Delete remote branch |
Stash
Temporarily save uncommitted changes.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git stash | Stash changes |
git stash push -m "message" | Stash with message |
git stash list | List stashes |
git stash pop | Apply and remove latest |
git stash apply stash@{0} | Apply without removing |
git stash drop stash@{0} | Delete a stash |
git stash clear | Delete all stashes |
History and Diff
Inspect history and changes.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git log | View commit history |
git log --oneline --graph | Compact graph view |
git log -p file | History of a file |
git show commit | Show a commit |
git blame file | Show who changed each line |
git reflog | Show reference log (recovery) |
git diff | Unstaged diff |
git diff --staged | Staged diff |
git diff branch1..branch2 | Compare branches |
Undo and Cleanup
Discard or reset changes safely.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git restore file | Discard local changes |
git restore --staged file | Unstage a file |
git reset --soft HEAD~1 | Undo commit, keep changes |
git reset --hard HEAD | Reset to last commit |
git clean -fd | Remove untracked files/dirs |
Tags
Create and manage tags.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git tag | List tags |
git tag v1.0.0 | Create tag |
git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "msg" | Annotated tag |
git push --tags | Push all tags |
git tag -d v1.0.0 | Delete local tag |
git push origin --delete v1.0.0 | Delete remote tag |
.gitignore
Exclude files from version control.
| Pattern | Description |
|---|---|
*.log | Ignore all .log files |
node_modules/ | Ignore directory |
!important.log | Negate ignore rule |
**/build | Ignore in any directory |
git rm --cached file | Untrack a tracked file |
