Git Cheat Sheet
Comprehensive Git workflow reference guide
Git Cheat Sheet
Comprehensive reference guide for Git workflows and commands. Click the copy button to copy any command.
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Setup and Configuration
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
git config --global user.name "Your Name" | Set your name | |
git config --global user.email "email@example.com" | Set your email | |
git config --global color.ui true | Enable colorization | |
git config --global core.editor "vim" | Set default editor | |
git config --list | List all configuration | |
git config --global alias.co checkout | Create alias for checkout | |
git config --global alias.br branch | Create alias for branch | |
git config --global alias.st status | Create alias for status |
Creating Repositories
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
git init | Initialize new repository | |
git init <directory> | Initialize repository in directory | |
git clone <url> | Clone repository | |
git clone <url> <directory> | Clone to specific directory | |
git clone --depth 1 <url> | Shallow clone (latest commit only) |
Basic Workflow
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
git status | Check status of files | |
git status -s | Short status | |
git add <file> | Stage specific file | |
git add . | Stage all changes | |
git add -A | Stage all (including deletions) | |
git add -p | Interactive staging | |
git diff | Show unstaged changes | |
git diff --staged | Show staged changes | |
git diff HEAD | Show all changes | |
git commit -m "message" | Commit with message | |
git commit -am "message" | Stage and commit all | |
git commit --amend | Amend last commit | |
git commit --amend --no-edit | Amend without changing message |
Branching
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
git branch | List all local branches | |
git branch -a | List all branches (local and remote) | |
git branch -r | List remote branches | |
git branch <name> | Create new branch | |
git branch -d <name> | Delete branch | |
git branch -D <name> | Force delete branch | |
git branch -m <old> <new> | Rename branch | |
git checkout <branch> | Switch to branch | |
git checkout -b <branch> | Create and switch to branch | |
git checkout - | Switch to previous branch | |
git switch <branch> | Switch branches (modern) | |
git switch -c <branch> | Create and switch (modern) |
Merging
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
git merge <branch> | Merge branch into current | |
git merge --no-ff <branch> | Merge with merge commit | |
git merge --squash <branch> | Squash and merge | |
git merge --abort | Abort merge | |
git mergetool | Open merge tool |
Remote Repositories
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
git remote | List remotes | |
git remote -v | List remotes with URLs | |
git remote add <name> <url> | Add remote | |
git remote remove <name> | Remove remote | |
git remote rename <old> <new> | Rename remote | |
git remote show <name> | Show remote info | |
git fetch | Fetch from all remotes | |
git fetch <remote> | Fetch from specific remote | |
git fetch --prune | Fetch and remove deleted branches | |
git pull | Fetch and merge | |
git pull --rebase | Fetch and rebase | |
git push | Push to remote | |
git push <remote> <branch> | Push branch to remote | |
git push -u origin <branch> | Push and set upstream | |
git push --all | Push all branches | |
git push --tags | Push all tags | |
git push --force | Force push (dangerous) | |
git push --force-with-lease | Safer force push |
History and Logs
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
git log | Show commit history | |
git log --oneline | Condensed history | |
git log --graph | Show graph | |
git log --graph --oneline --all | Visual branch history | |
git log -n 5 | Show last 5 commits | |
git log --author="name" | Filter by author | |
git log --since="2 weeks ago" | Filter by date | |
git log --follow <file> | Show file history | |
git log -p | Show changes in commits | |
git show <commit> | Show commit details | |
git show <commit>:<file> | Show file at commit | |
git blame <file> | Show who changed each line |
Undoing Changes
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
git checkout -- <file> | Discard changes in file | |
git restore <file> | Restore file (modern) | |
git restore --staged <file> | Unstage file | |
git reset <file> | Unstage file | |
git reset --soft HEAD~1 | Undo commit, keep changes staged | |
git reset HEAD~1 | Undo commit, keep changes unstaged | |
git reset --hard HEAD~1 | Undo commit, discard changes | |
git reset --hard origin/main | Reset to remote state | |
git revert <commit> | Create new commit to undo | |
git revert HEAD | Revert last commit | |
git clean -fd | Remove untracked files/directories | |
git clean -fdn | Dry run of clean |
Stashing
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
git stash | Stash changes | |
git stash save "message" | Stash with message | |
git stash -u | Stash including untracked | |
git stash list | List stashes | |
git stash show | Show latest stash | |
git stash show -p | Show stash diff | |
git stash pop | Apply and remove stash | |
git stash apply | Apply stash | |
git stash apply stash@{2} | Apply specific stash | |
git stash drop | Delete stash | |
git stash clear | Delete all stashes | |
git stash branch <branch> | Create branch from stash |
Tagging
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
git tag | List tags | |
git tag <name> | Create lightweight tag | |
git tag -a <name> -m "message" | Create annotated tag | |
git tag <name> <commit> | Tag specific commit | |
git tag -d <name> | Delete local tag | |
git push origin <tag> | Push tag | |
git push origin --tags | Push all tags | |
git push origin :refs/tags/<tag> | Delete remote tag |
Rebasing
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
git rebase <branch> | Rebase onto branch | |
git rebase -i HEAD~3 | Interactive rebase last 3 commits | |
git rebase --continue | Continue after resolving conflicts | |
git rebase --skip | Skip current commit | |
git rebase --abort | Abort rebase | |
git rebase origin/main | Rebase on remote main |
Cherry-picking
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
git cherry-pick <commit> | Apply commit to current branch | |
git cherry-pick <commit1> <commit2> | Cherry-pick multiple commits | |
git cherry-pick --continue | Continue cherry-pick | |
git cherry-pick --abort | Abort cherry-pick |
Advanced
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
git reflog | Show reference logs | |
git bisect start | Start binary search | |
git bisect good | Mark commit as good | |
git bisect bad | Mark commit as bad | |
git bisect reset | End bisect session | |
git worktree add <path> <branch> | Create linked working tree | |
git worktree list | List working trees | |
git worktree remove <path> | Remove working tree |
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