Below is a non-exhaustive list of Git commands and a short description of what they do
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
git add |
Stages all files for the next commit |
git add <file> |
Stages file for the next commit |
git blame |
Display which revision and author last modified file |
git branch |
List all branches in the repository |
git checkout <branch> |
Checkout existing branch branch |
git clean -f |
Clean files |
git clean -n |
Display which files would be removed from directory during a clean |
git clone <repository> |
Clone repository onto local computer |
git commit --amend |
Replace previous commit with combined last commit and current staged changes. If no staged changes, this is used to edit the message of the previous commit |
git commit -m "<message>" |
Commit changes to repository with message message |
git diff |
Display unstaged changes between index and working directory |
git diff --cached |
Display difference between staged changes and most recent commit |
git init <directory> |
Create an empty git repository located at directory. If no directory argument is given, the current directory is used |
git log |
Display entire commit history |
git log --<file> |
Display commits regarding file |
git log <from>..<to> |
Display commits between from and to |
git log --<limit> |
Display limit most recent commits (limit is a number) |
git log --author="<name>" |
Display commits by name |
git log --graph |
Display a graph of commits |
git log --graph --decorate |
Add names of branches or tags of commits to graph |
git log --grep="<term>" |
Display commits that match the search term |
git log --oneline |
Display commits where each commit is condensed to a single line |
git log -p |
Display full diff of each commit |
git log --stat |
Display number of lines added and deleted |
git merge <branch> |
Merge branch branch into current branch |
git mergetool |
Run merge conflict resolution tool |
git pull <remote> |
Fetch remote copy of repository and merge it into local copy. Is a git fetch followed by a git merge |
git push <remote> <branch> |
Push branch branch to remote |
git push <remote> --all |
Push all local branches to remote |
git rebase |
Apply commits on top of another base |
git reflog |
Show the reference log |
git remote add <name> <url> |
Create connection to remote repository following which you can use name in place of url in other commands |
git reset <file> |
Unstage file without overwriting changes |
git revert <commit> |
Create a new commit which undoes all the changes in commit and applies the undoing to the current branch |
git shortlog |
Summarise git log output (grouped by username) |
git stash |
Record current state of repository and index and revert to match HEAD commit |
git status |
List status of files (staged, unstaged, and untracked) |
git tag |
Mark a known point |
gitk |
Graphical browser (Alternatively use something like Tortoisegit) |
q |
Exit without saving changes (e.g. when in the log) |