Basic Git Commands Flashcards
add
Add file contents to the index
bisect
Find by binary search the change that introduced a bug
branch
List, create, or delete branches
checkout
Checkout a branch or paths to the working tree
clone
Clone a repository into a new directory
commit
Record changes to the repository
diff
Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc
fetch
Download objects and refs from another repository
grep
Print lines matching a pattern
init
Create an empty git repository or reinitialize an existing one
log
Show commit logs
merge
Join two or more development histories together
mv
Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink
pull
Fetch from and merge with another repository or a local branch
push
Update remote refs along with associated objects
rebase
Forward-port local commits to the updated upstream head
reset
Reset current HEAD to the specified state
rm
Remove files from the working tree and from the index
show
Show various types of objects
status
Show the working tree status
tag
Create, list, delete or verify a tag object signed with GPG
What is the HEAD?
Refers to last commit on the branch/timeline that we’re currently on
git reset –soft HEAD^
Undo last commit, put changes into staging
git commit –amend -m “New Message”
Change the last commit
git commit –hard HEAD
Undo last commit and all changes
git reset –hard HEAD^^
Undo last 2 commits and all changes
How to add new remote repo?
git remote add <address>
How to remove remote repo?
git remote rm
How to push to remote repo?
git push -u (branch is usually master)
